Art, literature, and painting are vital means of expressing human experiences, emotions, beliefs, and values .

The Ozawa Brewery is striving to have sake recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Sake, deeply ingrained in Japanese culture, is gaining international popularity alongside global ...

The 18th annual Japan Writers Conference was held in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 2-3. More than 25 published ...

Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a growing agricultural crisis A selection of the bounty from ...

Cherry blossom quotes will be the favorite quotes of anyone who's into vibrant pink fragrant flowers. And to those of you who ...

In interviews, two of his close friends described him as a brilliant painter who ignored art world trends and focused on what he cared for most: the people and the communities he loved.

A polite, handsome criminal is torn between his passion for robbery and his long-suffering lady love in this headline-inspired tale that’s more of a romance than it is a thriller. Yet their ...

Seven works of art stolen from an Edmonton hospital are now back in the hands of the local artists. Jeanette Spencer and Barbara Mitchell received their paintings from police on Monday — a month ...

In three visits to London between 1899 and 1901, the French Impressionist, then approaching 60 years of age, embarked upon one of the most ambitious series of penetrating paintings ever undertaken ...

The House of Phaedra is named for this painting of the mythological Phaedra and Hippolytus. Pompeii Archaeological Park Eventually, Roman home design evolved, and it became more acceptable to ...

Maurizio Cattelan's provocative art piece 'Comedian', a banana duct-taped to a wall, will be auctioned by Sotheby's in New York City. The buyer receives a certificate of authenticity and ...

A show at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago challenges the timeworn critics’ contention that painting is dead, expanding the idea of what painting can be. By Jane L. Levere This article is ...