Art isn’t just fantastic to look at but it also provides health benefits as well. It is a very good way to stimulate our brains and art isn’t just for those famous artists out there, it is for everyone. From adults to children, it improves mental health and helps bring relaxation into our lives. Quite a few people believe that you are born with artistic talent and if you are not creating a painting that is exceptionally beautiful then you have failed. This is not true as we are all born with the need to express what is on our minds and art allows us to do this. Expressing yourself through art is one of the best ways to improve brain function, so you then become happier and healthier. Here are some of the benefits art brings to us.

Increases Self Worth.

Many parents will display their kids’ art on the refrigerator for all to see and by doing this, they really increase their kids self-worth. By hanging your art up on the wall, it will instill similar feelings of feeling good and feeling that something has been accomplished. This feel good factor is due to dopamine that the body produces when we are highly motivated. It helps us to focus better on things and also helps us to concentrate more.

Relieves Stress.

Art relieves stress and painting a picture is not only very relaxing and rewarding, but it lowers your stress and leaves you feeling clear and relaxed both mentally and physically. When you are painting, you aren’t worrying about work or the project your boss wants you to complete. We create over sixty thousand thoughts in our minds everyday and the vast majority of them are just thinking about the same thing day in and day out. Art gives us a release from this.

Art Takes You Away.

When you are really into your art and it takes you away somewhere in your mind, then this is a form of meditation. You get into what’s called the ‘zone’ or the ‘flow’ and this allows to think more closely about details and allows you to be more aware of your environment. There are a number of art dealers in Melbourne where you can go and look at great art and also experience what the artist was going through when he or she painted it.

Exercise For The Brain.

Art makes us more creative and slows he decline in our mental abilities as we get older. By drawing a picture, we are exercising our brains, which allows us to improve our problem-solving skills. This isn’t maths or chemistry guys where there is a right and wrong answer. This is art and you decide what the answer will be. Art will allow you to create your very own solutions in your own very unique way.

Art really is for everyone and it isn’t just for those who are massively talented and there are quite a number of these in the Melbourne area. For those of you who haven’t expressed themselves recently, you really need to do something creative and paint a picture. Why don’t you start by visiting some art galleries, look at the beautiful pictures there and try to get some inspiration from them.