A debate of art versus commerce from the perspective of late 20th-century abstract expressionist Mark Rothko is explored in South Coast Repertory’s newest play “Red.” The adaptation of the ...

The primary authors of this post are Dirk B. Walther (University of Toronto) and Claudia Damiano (KU Leuven) Have you ever stood before an abstract painting, feeling a surge of emotion but ...

The Art Detective is a weekly column by Katya ... Stopping next to a sensual, pink-and-red abstract painting, the man turned to his girlfriend, reached into his pocket, pulled out a ring, and ...

Where other abstract painters fight to rid their art of verbal contamination ... “An Apple a Day,” shows a big red circular form, divided by jagged horizontal bands, created with masking ...

However, artist Wassily Kandinsky feels that abstract art, what people would perhaps consider ... why a blue blob would evoke sadness, whereas some red squiggles would evoke anxiety.