Art and Psychology
Flow State and Art: Why Painting Is Medicine fo...
Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi spent decades studying flow. This is the state of total absorption where self-consciousness fades and you feel fully alive. Making art is one of the most dependable...
Flow State and Art: Why Painting Is Medicine fo...
Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi spent decades studying flow. This is the state of total absorption where self-consciousness fades and you feel fully alive. Making art is one of the most dependable...
The Awe Effect: What Happens in Your Brain and ...
Awe, the emotion triggered by encountering something vast and profound, has measurable effects on inflammatory markers, ego dissolution, and life meaning. Great art is one of its most reliable triggers....
The Awe Effect: What Happens in Your Brain and ...
Awe, the emotion triggered by encountering something vast and profound, has measurable effects on inflammatory markers, ego dissolution, and life meaning. Great art is one of its most reliable triggers....
The Psychology of Color in Art
As a clinical psychologist and painter, I think about color in a unique way. The palette you are drawn to might reveal something about your current needs.
The Psychology of Color in Art
As a clinical psychologist and painter, I think about color in a unique way. The palette you are drawn to might reveal something about your current needs.
You Don't Have to Be an Artist for Art to Heal You
The research on art and psychological wellbeing does not depend on talent. Reducing stress hormones, influencing the nervous system, and achieving flow are all benefits available to people who have...
You Don't Have to Be an Artist for Art to Heal You
The research on art and psychological wellbeing does not depend on talent. Reducing stress hormones, influencing the nervous system, and achieving flow are all benefits available to people who have...
How 45 Minutes of Art-Making Reduces Your Stres...
Research shows that just 45 minutes of making art significantly lowers cortisol, which is your main stress hormone, regardless of skill level. As a clinical psychologist and painter, here is...
How 45 Minutes of Art-Making Reduces Your Stres...
Research shows that just 45 minutes of making art significantly lowers cortisol, which is your main stress hormone, regardless of skill level. As a clinical psychologist and painter, here is...
Why looking at art is good for you — according ...
If you are my generation, you probably played The Sims when you were little. Do you remember that one of the basic needs of the Sims was beauty? If a...
Why looking at art is good for you — according ...
If you are my generation, you probably played The Sims when you were little. Do you remember that one of the basic needs of the Sims was beauty? If a...