The act of creating art serves as exercise for the brain and is integral to physical and mental health. hzechphotography/Moment via Getty Images When you think about the word “art,” what comes to mind ...

Four years ago, at the beginning of my watercolor journey, I wrote about how making art can be helpful to people living with chronic illness. In my own experience, these benefits have deepened and ...

“The Vision” (left) by Joe Nalven and “The Practice” by Jill Rowe. (Courtesy of the authors) When we were already making art, the digital world was still a novelty. Questions abounded on whether and ...

In 1987, artist Gretchen Bender created the installation “Total Recall,” a wall of televisions and projection screens emitting a barrage of nonstop flashing images and sound. As a critique of digital ...

One of my favorite sayings comes from David Thoreau: “My life has been the poem I would have writ / But I could not both live and utter it.” It speaks to the way that life and art are intertwined, and ...

Looking Up is transcribed using a combination of AI speech recognition and human editors. It may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting in print. Dean Regas: So you might ...

When you think about the word "art," what comes to mind? A child's artwork pinned to the fridge? A favorite artist whose work always inspires? Abstract art that is hard to understand? Each of these ...