The math concept hidden in this tree art — geometric shapes known as fractals — is apparent in branching patterns in nature and may be key to humans’ ability to recognize such artwork as ...

Entitled “Le bassin aux nymphéas” or “Water lily pond,” the two-meter- (6.6-foot-) wide painting forms part ... of water lilies and willow trees. Painted around 1917-1919, it dates ...

The ancient art of bonsai may look deceptively simple ... Bonsai can be crafted from a wide range of trees. For his forest, Naka chose the Chinese juniper, whose immature, needlelike foliage ...

The tree appears to have two eyes and a mouth opened wide in horror, like that of the character in the Norwegian artist's 1893 painting. Staff have named it The Screaming Tree and it has become ...

This science of trees inspired my colleague and me to measure the scaling of tree branch diameter in art. Among my favorite images is a carving of a tree from a late-medieval mosque in India.