This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Hashtags have become a standard in ...

Below is an example of a well crafted abstract that was submitted by a past participant in the RIT Graduate Showcase. This example is being used with the permission of the author. "Mathematical models ...

Thomas Downing, “Center Grid” (ca. 1960), detail (Image by the author for Hyperallergic) WASHINGTON, DC — The magazine selection in the visitors’ waiting room at the George Bush Center for ...

We have plumbed the depths of abstract words, but what about abstract ideas? Abstractions are a fact of professional life. The law is littered with them. Think of the legislative process, intellectual ...

For some, abstract art is the essence of their attraction to the genre, while others need more exposure in order to embrace this form of expression. Enter the prolific scene of this nature in the City ...

Language comes in many forms. An activity such as reading a newspaper, for example, can be described in concrete terms (“flipping pages,” “processing words”) or it can be described in the abstract ...

Colby College Museum of Art director Sharon Corwin called the museum’s new acquisition – Joan Mitchell’s 1968 “Chamrousse” – “the best example of abstract expressionism in Maine.” Depending on your ...

Art is subjective. No one person can look at one piece and interpret it the same as another. Each and every brush stroke, line and dot holds meaning. And yet, despite that powerful message, I have a ...