The Jigoku-zoshi (“Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell”) is a Japanese scroll from the late 12th century that graphically depicts naked, horrified monks running away from bands of vicious, animal-headed ...

I recently received a copy of Dr. Keri Cronin's new book called Art for Animals: Visual Culture and Animal Advocacy, 1870–1914. I honestly know just about nothing about this topic, so I immediately ...

Viewing living anatomy is an essential component of many art educations, but rare are the classes where this extends beyond humans. At the New York Academy of Art in Tribeca, there is a biodiversity ...

Entrenched assumptions persist about art as an intellectual activity that distinguishes humans from other beings, but there has been an "animal... At this year's conference of the College Art ...

I'm always fascinated by drawings and paintings created by nonhuman animals (animals). Many remind me of the artwork produced by humans, including some world-famous artists, and I often wonder what ...

Last week, the 65th of World War II, the U. S. art world seemed to find a new interest in life. Unable to face man’s inhumanity to man, artists and gallerygoers agreed that war was the time to ...

Tour of giant, brightly colored creatures celebrates artistic heritage of Oaxaca They’re called fantastic animals, brightly colored wooden creatures inspired by the world of Mexican magical realism.

Charlotte Sleigh's book The Paper Zoo explores 500 years of scientific animal illustration as seen in the collections of the British Library. Cover of The Paper Zoo (courtesy University of Chicago ...

Madhubani art is said to date back to the time of the Ramayana. According to legend, King Janaka, father of Sita, commissioned artists to paint his daughter’s wedding with Rama on the walls of his ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...