Solomon David, an aquatic ecologist and assistant professor at Nicholls State University, inspired the online challenge Tuesday (July 31) after he spent a writing break drawing his creature of study, ...

The Jigoku-zoshi (“Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell”) is a Japanese scroll from the late 12th century that graphically depicts naked, horrified monks running away from bands of vicious, animal-headed ...

Tour of giant, brightly colored creatures celebrates artistic heritage of Oaxaca They’re called fantastic animals, brightly colored wooden creatures inspired by the world of Mexican magical realism.

In 2008, Corrina Thurston got a migraine that never stopped. Loud sounds and bright lights hurt her head. She didn’t sleep, and she could barely walk. Confined to a dark room, she had to drop out of ...

Archaeologists found three new drawings from tens of thousands of years ago in a Spanish cave. They used a visual technique called stereoscopic photography to see the cave art like never before. The ...

While non-human animals (e.g. the bulls and horses depicted in the caves of Lascaux) have been subjects of art for tens of thousands of years, in the past few decades living animals have become not ...

Chen Wenling, “Riding to Happiness (with 56 little pigs)” (2006) fiberglass, Denver Art Museum (all image by the author for Hyperallergic, unless otherwise noted) As far back as ancient Sumer and ...

The art world is an attractive habitat for snakes. Jackals and hyenas too. Peacocks? Definitely. Chameleons? Sure, if you know how to spot them. Sharks? Whales and minnows? Hares and tortoises?

WASHINGTON-- Scientists have found the oldest known example of an animal drawing: a red silhouette of a bull-like beast on the wall of an Indonesian cave. The sketch is at least 40,000 years old, ...

In 2011, the Los Angles County Museum of Art announced the acquisition of “Cranes,” a breathtaking pair of six-panel painted screens by Maruyama Ōkyo (1733-1795), Japan’s leading 18th century artist.

I recently received a copy of Dr. Keri Cronin's new book called Art for Animals: Visual Culture and Animal Advocacy, 1870–1914. I honestly know just about nothing about this topic, so I immediately ...