Instead of a single bold color for an accent wall, HGTV's Erin Napier suggests hanging a large-scale piece of art as a focal point, even when the room is small.

South African Stephen Townley Bassett creates detailed replicas of rock art using traditional materials and methods, including blood, porcupine quills, and ostrich eggshells.

Artist Stephen Hamilton invokes a Yoruba proverb when he talks about his work: “We greet the cloth before we greet the person ...