Inside Evidence-Based Design Art
I do not have the expertise of a neuroscientist or medical researcher or practitioner, but I do LOVE to study their evidence-based design results and find ways to experiment with them in art.
In Symphonies Of Love Number 11 my goal was to create a beautiful work of art without much impact.
To create the beauty, I chose the shape of a heart because I wanted a very clear, strong message that instantly communicated, “You are loved.” I find too much evidence-based design art today a little too wispy and without form. Sometimes people, and especially children, need a clear, up-in-your-face message, especially one of love.
Can you imagine a child in a patient bed or waiting area? Fear, worry, doubt can be big factors within a healthcare setting. I think an image of a heart outperforms a typical biophilic design when it comes to encouraging feelings of love, safety, and care.
Also for this painting, I chose to blend the inner area of each flower mostly with each flower’s petal color. What this does is create beauty without impact/stress, something super valuable within many healthcare environment locations. Some people are at the outer limits of their emotions in this setting, so creating beautiful art that does not stress is often welcome and greatly appreciated.
Take a look inside my book, 100 Days Of Happy Happy Art, Evidence-Based Design.
There’s even a chapter on neuroscience and art.
Inside Evidence-Based Design Art
If you walked past this painting in a healthcare hallway, would your brain receive a message of love without being overly impacted or stressed by the art?
I do not have the expertise of a neuroscientist or medical researcher or practitioner, but I do LOVE to study their evidence-based design results and find ways to experiment with them in art.
Symphonies Of Love Number 12 by Dorothea Sandra, EDAC
This painting was strategically and deliberately designed using evidence-based design principles and guidelines.
My first goal for this painting was to create a soothing, stress-free background. A large body of research is consistent with the proposition that humans are hard-wired to appreciate and benefit from exposure to nature. I chose the color green for the background because green gardens and parklike settings are acceptable in evidence-based design. I could have added some dabs or splatters to the background, but I decided a super smooth, flat background would create beauty without impact or stress.
My next goal was to decide on a composition. I chose the shape of a heart because I wanted to very clearly and very powerfully create a message that said, “You are loved.” I find too much evidence-based design art today wispy and without form. I think those designs are truly wonderful and quite celebratory of nature, but sometimes humans—especially children—need a clear, up-in-your-face message, especially of love.
Can you imagine a child in this patient bed? I think an image of a heart outperforms a typical biophilic design when it comes to encouraging feelings of love, safety, and care.
My third goal for this painting was to add some fine art flair. Nationally and internationally, people have begun to recognize my signature style of making flowers and they like them. As I am forming the flowers, I use a variety of art techniques to build in and create feelings of happiness and joy.
Keeping with my evidence-based design goal of beauty without impact, I very minimally added a pistil tip to each flower.
If you walked past this painting in a healthcare hallway, would your brain receive a message of love without being impacted or stressed by the art?
