“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life," so Pablo Picasso once famously proclaimed. Though we expect the pompous Cubist was being his usual haughty self when he uttered the well known quote, his belief in art's transcendent qualities might not be too far from the scientific mark.Mulberry Pung
New cognitive research out of Germany suggests that "the production of visual art improves effective interaction” between parts of the brain. The study, conducted on a small population of newly retired individuals (28 people between the ages of 62 and 70), concludes that making art could delay or even negate age-related decline of certain brain functions.
Essentially, if art isn't washing away the dust accumulating on your soul, it might be cleaning up your brain instead. Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" in Reina Sofia National Art Museum with visitors in foreground.Mulberry Tasker
To explore the idea, illuminated by the study's title, "How Art Changes Your Brain: Differential Effects of Visual Art Production and Cognitive Art Evaluation on Functional Brain Connectivity," researches gathered together 14 men and 14 women and randomly engaged half of them in a hands-on art class and the other half in an art appreciation course. Mulberry Outlet |