Observer

Chiharu Shiota Weaves Historical Memory, Body and Belonging in “Two Home Countries”

I don’t have to decide which country I belong to, I can be both,” she says. “I believe we can have multiple home countries; ...
The New York Times

The Artists Finding New Ways to Depict the Human Body

At a time of increasing anxiety about physical anatomy, figurative sculptors are breathing new life into one of the world’s oldest media. By Zoë Lescaze IT’S A CONFUSING time to have a body. On the ...
The New York Times

A New Way of Looking at the Nude

The artists redefining portraits of the human body for a more inclusive age. By Julia Halperin THE ARTIST PAUL Cadmus was flipping through Modern Maturity, the AARP’s official magazine, in 1991 when ...
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The Reason Why European and Asian Statues Depict the Human Body So Differently

From the chiseled perfection of a Greek god carved from marble to the serene tranquility of a Buddha cast in bronze, the way European and Asian statues depict the human body couldn’t be more different ...
Smith College

Using Art to Demystify Science

Barresi, who is professor of biological sciences and chair of the Smith College neuroscience program, is creating artworks ...
Constative on MSN

Paintings That Prove AI Could Never Surpass Human Creativity

Artificial intelligence has learned to paint, draw, and even mimic great artists like Matt Groening or Hayao Miyazaki. It’s ...
WBUR

From the divine to the intimate, Allan Rohan Crite's 'human art'

Allan Rohan Crite completed "Streetcar Madonna" in 1946. (Courtesy Boston Athenaeum and the Allan Rohan Crite Research Institute and Library) This is the second story in a three-part series on Boston ...
Psychology Today

Your Body on Art

When you consider art, it might initially appear as a luxury rather than a necessity for those earnestly engaged in life. However, delving deeper into the influence of art on our lives uncovers a ...