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 ...

and 20th-century abstract art. They found that the values of α in these artworks range from 1.5 to 2.8, similar to the range of this value in natural trees. “We find α in the range 1.5 to 2.8 ...

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 ...

ASBURY PARK - For some at the Jersey Shore, creating art is preferable to cutting down a tree to celebrate the holidays, and now that abstract idea is gradually turning into a boardwalk tradition.