Gardening can cultivate better mental health, study finds
Research suggests that many people may indeed reap mental health benefits from working with plants — even if they’ve never gardened before.
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Joseph Shavit
- Jun 9
Introducing GTGraffiti: The robot that paints like a human
Graduate students have built the first graffiti-painting robot system that mimics the fluidity of human movement.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 5, 2021
How can music, dance and art help improve air pollution?
Music, dance, art and storytelling have allowed an international team of researchers to reveal aspects of air pollution in Nairobi.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 4, 2021
Ten-year-old artist Andres Valencia becomes Miami Art Week sensation
Ten-year-old painter Andres Valencia has become the sensation of Miami Art Week —selling works to stars including Sofia Vergara.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 24, 2021
Teen art prodigy's art is in high demand -- she learned to paint during lockdown
When Welsh artist Makenzy Beard unveiled her latest painting – of her grampa – it sent shockwaves through social media.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 23, 2021
Artist Creates Dumbfounding L’Invisible Rock Boat: Perfectly Blends Into World
A French artist, Julien Berthier, has created an incredible camouflaged boat that masquerades as a floating rock.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 16, 2021
The Kobe Bryant KB24 NFT Art Collection to Donate All Proceeds to Charity
The highly anticipated KB24 NFT art collection has opened for presale reservations to the general public and it’s sure to be the hottest.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 16, 2021
New discovery reveals what may be first example of art in the world
An international collaboration has identified what may be the oldest work of art, a sequence of hand and footprints discovered in Tibet.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 3, 2021
Artist creates the most amazing artwork from everyday trash
Proving art can be created out of anything, one local artist has began making and selling works created from trash.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 1, 2021
Meet Monami Ohno and Her Wondrous Works of Cardboard Art
Artist Monami Ohno is formally trained in 3-D animation, but the Japanese creative has made a name for herself as a sculptor.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 30, 2021
Astonishing heart formed by sheep, as farmer pays tribute to his beloved aunt
When border restrictions kept Ben Jackson from attending his beloved aunt's funeral earlier this week, he turned his paddock into a memorial
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 22, 2021
Art lovers flock to see Spanish master Antonio Lopez paint on Madrid square
It’s not often you get the chance to see a master at work, but Madrid residents can watch one of Spain’s greatest living artists in the sun
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 21, 2021
Dutch museum fills 'Blind Spot' with exhibit for visually impaired
Visitors to a Dutch exhibition titled "The Blind Spot" may call it a little cheesy - but they mean that as a compliment.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 6, 2021
Cave painting show Neanderthals were not the boorish relatives of Homo sapiens
Neanderthals, long perceived to have been unsophisticated and brutish, really did paint stalagmites in a Spanish cave 60,000 years ago.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 30, 2021
The first academic research paper to be co-published on Instagram shows Nigerian artist's legacy
First academic research paper co-published on Instagram shows legacy of one of Algeria’s most influential modern artists
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 29, 2021
Introducing Cyrus Kabiru, The Kenyan Artist Turning Trash Into Eyewear Gold
Laura Allsop meets the artist collecting trash from the streets of his native Nairobi and alchemising it into wildly inventive sculptures
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 23, 2021
A Giant Spaceman Just Landed in the Caribbean
The 22-foot, 3,000-pound, steel and carbon fiber spaceman, positioned arms up in a V inspired by a signature Michael Jackson pose
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 11, 2021
Head of a bear sets new record for a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, selling for £8.8m
A study of a bear's head by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for a record £7.5m (£8.8m with fees) at Christie's in London today