The pine tree is a symbol of endurance and resilience in Japanese art, as it stays green throughout the seasons. It represents steadfastness in the face of adversity, making it a popular motif in ...

AT the Friday evening discourse delivered at the Royal Institution on November 17, the audience had the unusual, but instructive, experience of hearing, in Sir Herbert Baker's account of “Symbolism in ...

This segment is about how artists and writers rely on symbolism to help convey their ideas. The Narrator walks the viewer through a symbolic analysis of a photograph by Wang Fen, “On the Wall: Haiku 6 ...

The ibex is far from a humble mountain goat—it’s one of history’s most enduring artistic symbols. So prolific is its presence in prehistoric art, in fact, that a new study suggests the animal held ...

Drawing an abstract picture on a yellow sheet of paper, 9-year-old Athena Aloiau held her pencil in one hand while her tools — a ruler, a small paper plate and different width plastic cups — sat near ...

Ginger Peloquin’s latest sculpture, an oval covered with a mosaic of vibrant blue and green glass, is laden with symbolism. In Peloquin’s vision, the oval shape suggests both gathering and direction.