Adriana Varejão brings Amazonian folklore and colonial critique to Manhattan.

A new atlas catalogs nearly 11,000 bird names, revealing their origins, meanings, and the surprising stories behind how birds ...

View Man and Woman trying to Catch My Mythical Bird (1965) By Warren David; mixed media on paper; 36 x 35 cm. (14.1 x 13.7 in.), Frame: 52 x 42 x 1 cm. (20.4 x 16.5 x 0.3 in.); Signed; . Access more ...

This mythical bird, reborn from its ashes, represents transformation and renewal, echoing the Aquarian spirit of rebelling against the old to bring forth the new. Aquarians are visionaries who often ...

Mythical birds are in our culture, the Phoenix bird dies by fire, and then rises from its own ashes after 500 years. ... In addition, of course we use birds in our daily life for food and in art.

In an interview with THR, director Nicole Kassell talks giving a modern twist on Greek mythology through a female lens in Netflix’s ‘Sirens.’ ...

• The project features giant bird sculptures made from bamboo and natural materials, reaching heights of up to 20 feet, representing native birds found in the garden.

‘Dragons & Mythical Beasts’ 3 p.m. Sunday, March 16 Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. From “House of the Dragon” to “Fourth Wing,” dragons are a big deal in pop culture right now — or maybe ...

Art History Three Hidden Meanings Behind Niki de Saint Phalle’s Enigmatic Animal Sculptures. The beloved French artist used a menagerie of animals in her colorful installations.

The roots of this feathery folk story are sometimes traced back to Greek mythology, specifically the tale of the Pygmy queen Gerana drawing the eye—and ire—of Hera, the vengeful queen of the ...

But the Classical Greeks understood the Sirens differently: as bird-women, creatures that Mediterranean cultures traditionally associated with hidden knowledge. This forgotten mythology was unearthed ...

In Jilin Province, the Changchun New World of Ice and Snow features spectacular sculptures of mythical creatures, snowflakes, birds, and squirrels crafted from 100,000 cubic meters of snow and 3,000 ...