in the art,” Newberry said. “Clearly, he thinks it’s really important, and clearly it’s really important to human perception.” However, in Mondrian’s 1912 “Bloeiende Appelboom” (“Blooming Apple Tree”) ...

Researchers have found a clue in the branches, and used math to describe how the way we see branches in nature and art contributes ... same tree in "The gray tree" (left) and "Blooming apple ...