A famous 1950 photograph of the painter Jackson Pollock broadcasts an unwitting message. Pollock’s gleaming head commands the viewer’s eye, his brow furrowed in concentration; his body — frozen in ...

DENVER — The story goes like this. It is 1950. Virginia-born painter Judith Godwin learns that dancer and choreographer Martha Graham will be in the region and all Godwin can think about is her desire ...

New York photographer William Miller thought he scored big when he snapped up an old Polaroid SX-70 at a yard sale for $20. “I’ve always loved this camera,” he says in his artist’s statement. “It is ...

For years now, Aaron Bohrod has been biding his time, waiting for the day when the dazzle of abstract expressionism will die away and large numbers of people will appreciate his resolutely realistic ...

Tate Modern’s new exhibition presents over 300 photographs, along with paintings and sculptures for comparison, to explore the medium’s avant-garde ambitions. Aug. 4, 2018 7:00 am ET ...

Abstract art can make you look at the world in a whole new way. Associated with artists like Paul Cezanne, Man Ray and Picasso, this style is based around implication — creating images with shapes, ...

Some artists — young and old alike — just don’t like realistic drawing. The task of portraying something exactly as it appears in real life can be daunting, and many find the process frustrating. For ...