Researchers studying people's brain activity when looking at abstract art have revealed why we interpret blobs of paint on canvas so differently.

“At first glance the irregular shapes and geometric patterns of abstract art could appear difficult for the human brain to interpret. Art exhibitions like this one at the Saatchi Gallery in ...

Freedberg’s study is part of the new but growing field of neuroaesthetics, which explores how the brain processes a work of art. The discipline ... our understanding of human aesthetic ...

Abstract art has its roots in early human civilisation. Cultures across the globe have used non-figurative, but highly symbolic, decoration for centuries. While abstract art became the dominant ...

You probably have a general understanding of the human brain: a network of nerve cells connected by synapses. Complex or abstract ideas ... and the consolations of art, On Opium: Pain, Pleasure ...