Now, scientists are having a go. A new study has analyzed what happens in people's brains when they look at abstract art. Published in the journal PNAS, the study provides insight into how the ...

Researchers at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute found that people’s brain activity varied more when viewing abstract art, as compared with representational art. This was especially true in the default ...

Visiting an art museum could change how we think about our lives, according to researchers. A University of Cambridge study found people's ability to think in abstract ways was boosted by admiring art ...

These paintings are both by the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian but display strikingly different styles. The house on the left is representational; the colorful squares on the right are more abstract.