If the thickness of a branch is always the same as the summed thickness of the two smaller branches, as da Vinci asserts, then the parameter α would be 2. The authors surveyed trees in art ...

Christie’s have partnered with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity) to present its BUILD IT, BEAT IT charitable arts initiative, a collection of 29 artworks by 28 leading contemporary ...

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 ...