Trees depicted ... species and works of art is small and selective, therefore it’s not possible to draw strong conclusions. The authors studied a series of works by abstract painter Mondrian ...

The first time I saw a picture of the inflatable sculpture Tree, standing 79-ft ... way to satirize the macho mystique of the Abstract Expressionist art that Pop Art had overtaken.

The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in nature also holds for trees depicted in art—and may even underlie our ability to recognize artworks as depictions of trees. Trees are ...