When first encountering the art of Cuban-born painter Agustín Fernández, as I did earlier this month, it helps to keep in mind “Looking at and Understanding Two Different Operations,” a title that he ...

One of the most common human gestures, the pointing finger, appears frequently in Old Master paintings as a guiding cue.

An optical illusion is a visual phenomenon where our perception of thinking about an image differs from objective reality.

The character and content of visual literacy -- Composition: the syntactical guidelines for visual literacy -- The basic elements of visual communication -- The anatomy of a visual message -- The ...

We are all in bondage to something: an idea, someone else’s perception, our own belief system, our financial status, perhaps our health. Wisconsin artist Fred Stonehouse, whose exhibition Family Land ...

Agustín Fernández, "Untitled" (1984), graphite on paper, 30 x 22 1⁄4 inches (© Agustin Fernandez Foundation; photo by Adam Reich) Success! Your account was created and you’re signed in. Please visit ...