The pine tree is a symbol of endurance and resilience in Japanese art, as it stays green throughout the seasons. It represents steadfastness in the face of adversity, making it a popular motif in ...

For thousands of years, an art form has existed that includes works in a wide range of media, including bark painting, ceremonial clothing, painting on leaves, rock carving, watercolor painting, and ...

AT the Friday evening discourse delivered at the Royal Institution on November 17, the audience had the unusual, but instructive, experience of hearing, in Sir Herbert Baker's account of “Symbolism in ...

Matthew Wilson’s new book, The Hidden Language of Symbols, chronicles the buried visual cues of power, faith, uncertainty, and hope. Bertel Thorvaldsen, "Ganymede with Jupiter's Eagle" (1817), marble, ...

Animals have a longstanding relationship with the fine and decorative arts. From claw-footed Chippendale furniture to William Wegman's photographs of Weimaranars, animals have attracted and encouraged ...

Symbolism swept the colder parts of Europe and can be considered a response to Impressionism’s fascination with the visible ...

Drawing an abstract picture on a yellow sheet of paper, 9-year-old Athena Aloiau held her pencil in one hand while her tools — a ruler, a small paper plate and different width plastic cups — sat near ...

Late night on May 22, 2017, Brenda McQueen got the call. The McDougall Memorial United Church, the one that had been built by her great, great, great-grandfather, George McDougall, and the one that ...