A Neanderthal man is believed to have painted a nose on a pebble using red pigment more than 43,000 years ago.

Researchers in Spain say they have found evidence that Neanderthals were capable of creating art — challenging the idea that ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the ... Well, it’s possible that we actually did make art much earlier than that, and that Neanderthals and other groups such ...

As human brains became more sophisticated over ... and for its own sake. They sometimes make art that they become quite attached to and never actively show to anyone else. Once again, I don ...

Each of these assumes that making art is something that other people do, such as children or “those with talent.” However, as I explain in my book “The Expressive Instinct,” art is intrinsic to human ...

And another: What can we learn about human art, human music ... it means to work with and exist in relation to them.” To make something count, you are going to have to do more than just ...

One worry is that, as Kevin Kelly put it, “artificial intelligence can now make better art than most humans.” So where does that leave us? The mistake is to assume that the meaning of ...

The Danish artists have pushed beyond the gallery and into the outside world, making works designed to serve communities — ...

Well, human brains are not computers processing ... Given the integral role of art in our lives, it makes sense that making art can help people manage transitions, adversity and trauma, such ...