Doc is a big orangutan with an outsized personality. But put a paintbrush in his hand, and the blustering brute becomes a soulful, sensitive artist. Not so Tucker the elephant. All energy and ...

Zoo Knoxville's resident artists have feathers and hooves and long, winding trunks. Some are dedicated to their craft. Many have individualized, sometimes temperamental, approaches to the creation of ...

Art is seen as a human activity, but some animals have proven that they can also create beautiful and compelling works of art. For most animals, their main focus is finding food, staying safe, and ...

Seoul-based artist Lee Sang-soo uses strips of spray-painted metal to craft a variety of animals through abstract and minimalist sculptures. He recently took part in Kiaf Seoul from Oct. 13-17 at the ...

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1994. Image on file. The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting ...

Abstract art often poses a challenge for many viewers due to its lack of connection to the physical world. Like other modernist art forms, it raises questions about how we understand and appreciate ...