Using only an iPhone, desk lamp, and an expansive collection of miniatures, Derrick Lin creates tiny moments of daily life at his desk

Ordinary moments in Japan translated into pixel art by Japanese illustrator Toyoi Yuuta based in Kyoto.

Mary Nohl (1914–2001) was a wood-carver, painter, sculptor, ceramist, printmaker, potter, writer, illustrator, and jeweler. The John Michael Kohler Arts Center is restoring the Wisconsin art environment of Mary Nohl to what it looked like around 1998, when it was filled with art from floor to ceiling.

From Thaddeus Wolfe to Amber Cowan, these artists are taking the medium in radical new directions.

You might be surprised at what the research says about how art changes consciousness and the functioning of the brain.

Jan Campbell turns avocado pits into beautiful works of art

The machine, which Catholics called "demonic," was installed by French street theater company La Machine as part of Canada's 150th anniversary celebrations last Thursday.

Don't overlook these tiny statues in cities around the world

These yokai sushi look they’re about to jump off your plate. A Japanese illustrator who goes by the pen-name Hanabiyori Tatami imagined these ghoulish creations, bringing various different types of sushi to life by imbuing them with yokai, a class of supernatural demons found in Japanese folklore.

Art allowed me to express myself in a way I had never done before. I’ve come so far since my desperate suicide attempt

The Europeana Collections has over 50 million pieces of European history in its digital archive from more than 3,000 institutions. The Europeana Photography collection, which has over 2 million photographs. Music, art, fashion, sport, natural history, and maps and geography are some of the other collections. More than 3 million of the archives are openly licensed, meaning you can use them for any purpose, and many of the images are available in high resolution.

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After 10 years in the making, two Pittsburgh artists have created a penny machine that spits out coins with designs of endangered animals.

Most schools looks pretty bland, with safe homogeneous colors and uninspired designs, but one hundred graffiti artists have just turned the boring walls of a dormitory in Paris into a stunning celebration of art and creativity.

Of all the masters of the woodblock print in the Edo Period, Utamaro has the most colorful reputation. Hokusai was perhaps the greatest draughtsman… By Ian Buruma.

A selection of the latest body painting illusions by the Japanese artist  Hikaru Cho

Since ancient times cats have been a symbol of grace and poise. The word cat comes from the ancient Egyptian name "caute." In ancient Egypt, they had cat goddesses Isis and Ba'at, and were often de...

Nicci Gerrard, the co-founder of John’s Campaign, on a new parliamentary report that confirms the profoundly beneficial role of the arts in helping people with dementia.

Here are some examples of Art Deco architecture in New York City that should not be touched.

These incredible sand sculptures are the work of Japanese artist Toshihiko Hosaka. He has been honing his skills for over 20 years and was recently rewarded with 1st prize at the recent Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art Festival in Taiwan earlier this month.

The British-Ghanaian artist creates compelling character studies of people who don’t exist, reflecting her twin talents as a writer and a painter. By Zadie Smith.

At a time when pop music and mass culture are analyzed with feverish determination, Sam McKinniss’s work offers an alternative.

Coinciding with the LGBTQ Pride celebrations in Madrid, the Museo del Prado is staging a show of artworks focusing on same-sex relationships.

Boarder on Rail was done in prep for a cover for the magazine "Monopod". I really liked how it turned out as a sketch, and later scanned my sketchbook to create the vector. It was done hard-pencil; no sketching (I'm still trying to train myself to do that) completely from memory. I especially love the fact that his shirt meshes completely with the background, leaving his right arm floating in space. This later appeared in vector on my business cards. For those of you who might wonder, yes, I can skateboard; though not very well. I'm still learning how to. I've wanted to learn for years; but at home all the roads are dirt, so that kinda limit

The late Aboriginal artist Lin Onus hoped his art would create “some sort of bridge” between Indigenous and European cultures, yet it is unlikely he would have imagined his work flying across the sails of the Sydney Opera House every sunset. By Julie Power.

For a summer exhibition titled “99 Cents or Less,” the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit has begun to resemble a dollar shop. By Chris Hampton.

The 39-year-old French president's striking portrait is a masterclass in soft-power symbolism. Every detail matters.

Reflecting its surroundings with a splintered and imperfect view is Jordan Griska's 2016 sculpture Wreck, a non-functional model of a Mercedes Benz S550 made entirely from reflective stainless steel.

“Artificial intelligence is not the answer to organized stupidity”—Johan Sjerpstra. “Please don’t email me unless you’re going to pay me”—Molly Soda. “Late capitalism is like your love life: it looks a lot less bleak through an Instagram filter”—Laurie Penny. “Wonder how many people going on about the necessity of free speech and rational debate have blocked and muted trolls?”—Nick Srnicek. “Post-truth is to digital capitalism what pollution is to fossil capitalism—a by-product of operations”— Evgeny Morozov. “I have seen the troll army and it is us”—Erin Gün Sirer.

MIT researcher helps scientists and engineers hone their visual imagery.

“The dream of visual dynamism is the same; to leave behind earthbound stasis and to fly into that liquid space of numerical architecture without gravity” – John Whitney

The work of Katsushika Hokusai, one of Japan’s most influential artists, will come to Australia for the first time in a major exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria

Trumpeter blowing his horn. Hand-drawn, digitally rendered.