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Seeing myself reflected in art allowed me to feel comfortable making my own

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Seeing myself reflected in art allowed me to feel comfortable making my own

July 25, 2022 • I was taught about Picasso and van Gogh, but I never saw myself in their work. Then I learned about Black artists during the Harlem Renaissance, and they inspired me to try abstract pictures.

How Hermann Rorschach's 'Inkblots' Took On A Life Of Their Own

An early draft of Card III in Hermann Rorschach's psychological test. Archiv und Sammlung Hermann Rorschach, University Library of Bern hide caption

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Archiv und Sammlung Hermann Rorschach, University Library of Bern

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How Hermann Rorschach's 'Inkblots' Took On A Life Of Their Own

February 17, 2017 • These days, you're more likely to come across the concept of a Rorschach test in a cultural context than a clinical one. In a new book, author Damion Searls traces the history of the famous inkblots.

How Hermann Rorschach's 'Inkblots' Took On A Life Of Their Own

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Play With Your Food: The Kandinsky-Inspired Fine Art Food Challenge

Gene Davis' Apricot Ripple; ArgosIsland's untitled photo submitted via Twitter. Gene Davis/Smithsonian American Art Museum; ArgosIsland/Twitter hide caption

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Play With Your Food: The Kandinsky-Inspired Fine Art Food Challenge

July 9, 2014 • After psychologists did an experiment with salad arranged like a Kandinsky painting, we asked you to make your own plates arranged like fine art. Here are some of the tantalizing results you sent in.