Does art matter in the world of innovations?
“There is a prevailing attitude,” says Amy Herman, that art doesn’t matter in the real world.” But art can help to sharpen our observation skills. And looking at Georgia O’Keeffe’s giant flowers seen through a magnifying lens may help you come up with new ideas. . . Or stepping into Klimt’s Masterpieces may challenge your thinking and sharpen your observation skills.
An installation view of Atélier des Lumières, with work by Gustav Klimt. Photo by E. Spiller. © Culturespaces.
Here are some blog posts that explore this topic.
A Creative Random Visual Approach to Innovation
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Researchers find abstract art evokes a more abstract mindset than representational art
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-08-abstract-art-evokes-mindset-representational.html