Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Sandsara is a tabletop kinetic sculpture that creates infinite art patterns in the sand. To the naked eye, it’s simply a ...

Emile-Allain Séguy was enamored with the overlooked wonders of the natural world. Namely, its insects, from the brilliant wings of butterflies to the less-loved forms of beetles, grasshoppers, ...

Simon Sörensen, a young engineer in Sweden, has made something that would delight Bill and Ted and Confucius equally: a kinetic art table that erases whatever pattern it itself creates. The table, ...

The Art of Hybycozo" is a new exhibition at the Missouri Botanical Garden made of 21 large geometric forms with intricate ...

Olivia Guterson, or Midnight Olive, in her studio (photo by Sal Rodriguez, courtesy the artist) Not all stories are written with words. Some are encoded in patterns — swirling, squiggly, and ...

The Iranian artist Monir Sahroudy Farmanfarmaian has played a long game. A high point came last year with the opening of the Monir Museum at the Negarestan park gardens in Tehran. The museum is ...

I never fail to admire and compliment the creators of beautiful and massive ‘Kolams' that are systematically drawn at the entrance of houses with great fervour, particularly during the season of ...

Humans are visual creatures. Objects we call “beautiful” or “aesthetic” are a crucial part of our humanity. Even the oldest known examples of rock and cave art served aesthetic rather than utilitarian ...

Pattern is a key part of organising and decorating design. In expressive art, pattern can be used to add variety to a composition, to reflect patterns used in the real world, or to help create a sense ...