From the ancient Roman era until the Renaissance , there were almost no shadows in paintings. Also, shadows are rarely depicted outside of Western art. The MIT Press Reader points out a mistake ...

Painting is especially good at framing things that might otherwise be overlooked and revealing their hidden magic,” the ...

Three pieces are by Kumi Yamashita, who spent six months sketching and carving her wooden Chair (2015) so that a single light placed in exactly the right spot would create the shadow of a young ...

Conservators recently discovered the malignant spirit in the shadows of an 18th-century painting by Joshua Reynolds as they prepared for a show honoring the artist’s 300th birthday.