Art as a form of evolution

Creativity and art, in addition to the well-known facts, also have hidden neuropotentials for development, changes in personality and society. It is important that a better and more complex phylogenetic structure of an individual, which successfully fits into the system of interaction with oneself and other subjects of life. Thus, contemplating, creating, analyzing through one’s own reflection and emotional experiences of works of art is a complex mental activity that complicates and improves neuroplasticity and the ability to perceive various environmental stimuli. As a result, the ability to understand oneself and the external phenomena of life is formed.

Here are some tips to improve this skill:

1. Look at works of art from different angles, try to get as close as possible and move away from them. Try to track the changes you felt at the level of the body and emotional state; try to capture the associations and thoughts that arise under a different perspective.
2. Consider the works through the eyes of the author: what he wanted to say, what to convey to the world – and let it be only your imagination. It does a great job for the reconstructive imagination.
3. Try to imagine that you are the author of the work and tell your own story from the past or future. This technique will help you identify important aspects of your experiences that have been revealed through artistic influence.
4. Play a creative game: You are given the task of redesigning a piece of art for yourself and adding your individual experience and ability to use artistic mediums as an internal language of inhabiting reality.
5. The experience of trying to tell someone about the work you saw or created is interesting. This activity helps thinking to become more systematic and holistic. For example, as if you have to pass it on to a child or a person who cannot see.

Such seemingly simple creative ideas do a great job for your brain, contribute to its development, the ability to see the world and through the world yourself!

Art is also a limitless arsenal for the formation of oneself, society and, of course, culture as a whole, as a completely human property. It is known: the more we invest in culture, the less destruction there will be in the whole world.

@Victoriya Nazarevich 2023