Computers are good at many things, but painting has always been considered a distinctly human skill. Creating texture, blending, shading—these are all things the human hand is very adept at doing (ok, ...

For decades, the story of art was simple: humans arrived, creativity followed. Cave paintings, symbolic markings, and ...

A group of Home sapiens came across a picturesque cave on the coast of South Africa around 100,000 years ago. They unloaded their gear and set to work, grinding iron-rich dirt and mixing it gently ...

This abalone shell was found with ocher and a grinding stone. The iron oxide was used as a pigment to paint bodies and walls, as well as to thicken glue. Apparently one of the earliest human instincts ...

Graduate students at the Georgia Institute of Technology have built the first graffiti-painting robot system that mimics the fluidity of human movement. Aptly named GTGraffiti, the system uses motion ...

Artificial intelligence can now create a painting in seconds. With a few words typed into a prompt, algorithms generat ...

In his artwork, Brian Cirmo grapples with the contradictions and complexities of being human, exploring themes like identity, connection, and mortality. His paintings offer a unique perspective on the ...

Our surroundings in domestic life and daily routines can comfort us, providing stability and consistency amid the chaos of our busy lives. However, surroundings can also trap us, become mundane and ...

Apparently one of the earliest human instincts was to paint things, including bodies and cave walls. That's the conclusion from scientists who have discovered something remarkable in a South African ...