Rob Gonsalves creates surreal optical illusion art that imagines the world with magical realism. The dreamy images contain two or more scenarios within.

Mathematics and art are generally viewed as very different. But a trip through history – from an Islamic palace to Pollock’s paintings – proves the parallels between the two can be uncanny.

What adults say when they talk to kids about art, creativity and artistic abilities or inabilities can shape how children start thinking about their own.

Just a few years ago, the Kindle was being blamed for the death of the traditional book. But the latest figures show a dramatic reversal of fortunes, with sales of ebooks plunging. So what’s behind...