“Something as fluid as enjoying art has demonstrable and measurable effects on how our mind works.”
STARING INTO THE SOOTHING LINES OF AN IMAGE THAT YOU CAN’T QUITE DESCRIBE is one of the joys of looking at abstract art. It turns out that it’s also one of the style’s major benefits. New research suggests that abstract art has qualities that can literally change our mindsets, and prompt us to let the minutia of day-to-day life fall away.
LINK: https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/abstract-art-mindset-study