How Paintings Help You See the World Differently

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Emerging research suggests that paintings might be more than just pretty pictures: how we process what we see in paintings might also impact the way we process the world around us.
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[@SciShowPsych]

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[@BBWahoo]

Should've been skillshare darn it!!

[@Miikhiel]

@scishow psych, are you suggested we should all paint more?

[@LeoAngora]

Please do not accept sponsorships from Datacamp, they managed very poorly serios accusations of sexual misconduct.

[@SapphicKat]

Could you cover avoidant personality disorder in the future? :)

[@Aengus42]

This is true. I was always sceptical of modern art. In fact I ridiculed a lot of it. So it was with some trepidation when I was asked by my partner to go to the Tate modern. I went but I didn't want spoil her day so I bit my lip. We spent the best part of a day there and something happened upon leaving. Outside were some trees. They'd lost all of their leaves so there was just bare twigs against the deepest blue sky. No clouds whatsoever and... ... I walk out of the Tate Modern's front doors & glance up! And I'm stopped in my tracks. I hadn't seen "Trees & Sky" I'd seen "Brown on Blue"! It took my breath away! I suddenly "got" modern art. It wasn't about what you see. It was about what modern art does to *HOW* you see! Those hours ambling about in that museum, looking at the pieces, had primed my brain for that moment as I left. It was a revelation! I'd dismissed modern art as the daubings of children. Their installations as their art school pretentiousness made flesh. But in that one moment, instead of, "No.42 Still life. Winter maples on a frosty day." I'd seen "Fractal brown & black on blue field." The fact that the blue was the sky & the brown was the trees didn't enter my thoughts as I just *FELT* the beauty of jagged brown shapes on that beautiful, soft, azure blue. At that moment names & associations of the things I was seeing had gone. It was just deeply beautiful for how it looked. It lasted for maybe 2 seconds. But in that short time I realised what the "use' of modern art is. It changes the way you see. You might not like it, you may not have it in your house, but just look at it. Read what the artist says about it. You might think they're barking mad. Liking it isn't the point. Although it can happen. Looking at it is the point...

[@Mangofretchen]

Doesn't work that way for me, sadly. When I look at those "modern art" paintings with color splashes etc.. I may find them confusing. I may find them pretty. Sometimes I may find them frustrating, because I can't find any patterns. But they do not change the way I see the world. In that same situation I probably would go out and be on my way home without appreciating natures beauty at all. In fact the most captivating thing for me is representational art (like Winter maples on a frosty day). Like the different art styles something can be represented in are fascinating and the fact that you can see personality, kind of, in representational art (because of the artists' personal art styles) is amazing. You can draw a scene in so many different ways. Modern artworks however are all so wildly different that I don't recognize any styles or personality in them, which makes them less captivating. When I look at photographs (taken with a camera), that just capture how it is, I don't find them ugly or beautiful. I wouldn't hang any photographs on my walls if it weren't for sentimental value (and remembering beautiful moments). When I look at artworks however, I can find them ugly or beautiful, which is why I love art. But even tho I do find color splashes pretty, I still don't get modern art.

[@1MarkKeller]

@@Mangofretchen Funny, I'm somewhere in the middle of the both of you.

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

Never felt anything like that from it myself. Also, it doesn't really matter how abstract a painting is, it can still be art. However, it's value ought to at least reflect some actual SKILL. If I know an untrained 8-year old could've painted something just as good (such as a simple set of stripes, or random splashes on a canvas, or god forbid a BLANK canvas), then it winds up seeming rather unjust when stuff like that sells for millions. I mean, anyone else painting that wouldn't be able to make such easy money, simply because they don't have the favor of a bunch of gatekeepers in the art critic community. Whether the work actually means anything is an open question, but it certainly doesn't seem to have justified its value. Consider that there are doctors who've paid more for degrees and spent more years in the field doing highly skilled work - who don't make as much in a year as one of these things makes in one sale.

[@Aengus42]

@@ArawnOfAnnwn Have you visited a capital city sized modern art gallery for 6 hours & tried this as an experiment? This is why I said my brain had been primed for that moment outside. Do you notice many modern art proponents saying they couldn't live without art. And those same people surrounding themselves with modern art at home, at work & visiting galleries in their spare time. Also, phrases akin to "A new way of seeing." & "This art opened my eyes!". Are they talking about trying to see colour, form & texture, as I did that autumnal day, as much as they possibly can? I have tried Psilocybe semilanceata, LSD & MDMA and that moment outside the Tate Modern very much had the feel of the psychedelics. It was fleeting & I can imagine people trying to repeat the experience. Look at the huge sums of money & the fanatical collectors. Why do they do it? I think it would be a fascinating field of study. One Interesting branch of this is schoolchildren raised in traditional homes. We'd call them benders. But there's teepees, yurts etc. It turns out that when teaching angles in mathematics ion school the kids raised in traditional homes did far, far better than the kids raised in modern homes. The research concluded that being surrounded by angles other than 90° helped them cognitively in grasping the ideas linked to many angles whereas modern homes with only 90° angles everywhere hindered these kids when learning about the mathematics linked to angles that were not right angles. Is this another pointer to this way of seeing & how the world is standardising our surroundings & debilitating how we perceive our world & even if maybe, damaging our senses when it comes to our universe as theoretical physicists talk about "seeing" their equations. It'll be interesting where this research ends up...

[@DAYBROK3]

@@Mangofretchen in an odd way all art is abstract art. the paintings are images not the items themselves. most start with a under painting that is totally different than the finished painting, its just where they end.

[@kylebarry8208]

I love his voice! It is so smooth and soft! Great audio

[@PyroGobbo]

Finally all the hentai might be good after all.

[@BBWahoo]

It's true, it really is true! Art is a revolutionary thing to exist, it's conceptually a window into another reality, at times eluding your grasp, yet somehow strikes deep within the minds of humanity.

[@bri1085]

Capitalism is ruining that too, by its obsession with it monetary value.

[@BBWahoo]

@@bri1085 It's true, but if you weaponize capitalist motives and make a good enough impression on your executives, not only with your work, but as a person. You can get away with some pretty insane things! Japan is an example, it's a weird mixture between things that are shameless seasonal dispoable weebgrool and things that push the medium farther than ever! I hope you have a good day.

[@bri1085]

@@BBWahoo I don't think you can necessarily push the medium further as long as it's seen as a commodity, there's something perverse about art being viewed in that lens.

[@BBWahoo]

@@bri1085 That's true, and that's where there is also a strong cultural aspect that also ties to motives. If we are talking about animation, it's seen as a respected medium in places like france, brazil and parts of the USA. I believe there is a pushback against corporate influence with pilots like hazbin hotel and such, that's in recent time, there's always been indie projects, but there's always the issue of running out of funding. I believe pushing the medium requires having dexterity to have a strong vision and direction. As a commodity, it stings, because places like Mexico use cheap animation studios to churn out tweened garbage like el chavo, mexico until recent has been seen as a place where dreams can't blossom, but there have been rising creators, like the man who made villainous. Though everyone has a different thought on what pushing the medium really means, certain people have a "good enough" attitude while others just want to express themselves first and foremost. In modern times, it's both more accessible than ever yet not accessible at all, sometimes you need to network, but that's a whole nother can o worms hahaha

[@nosferathu258]

100% agree, but tt's really hard to take you seriously with that pfp

[@D0TperiodD0T]

WHAT ART DID I LOOK AT THAT SCREWED ME UP SO MUCH?

[@DeNightmare161]

Probably some skeptical murderous art?

[@DAYBROK3]

i would go with corporate art.

[@prftaepps]

Your own finger painting when a kid.

[@jordanp5469]

Possibly anime

[@rachellee5797]

Guernica

[@suspence7207]

If anybody finds my stash of lewd anime I'm gonna show them this video

[@rexxe001]

That sir is called h3nta!

[@RosheenQuynh]

Then I sincerely hope no one does...

[@calvin6235]

@@rexxe001 No it is called tentacle art.

[@rexxe001]

@@calvin6235 there is diffrent type

[@calvin6235]

@@rexxe001 Clearly you are confused, the wonderful art of hentai is only tentacle art.

[@limalicious]

2:36 EVERYONE WITH ADHD: *nervous laughter*

[@BBWahoo]

*laughs in LSD*

[@rexxe001]

Goku

[@steampoweredpixel]

*laughs in ASD*

[@phelan_pt]

You can get into the flow state even with adhd, if it's something that interests you greatly. :) It happens to me while running or while playing the boardgame Go/Baduk/Weiqi. :)

[@BBWahoo]

@@phelan_pt LSD helps for those who are aspies like me, but only if you have someone else to take care of you. I didn't, but my psyche is strong (not by choice, OCD co-morbidity) and it has helped me hop on the flow train easier, it's basically neuron lubricant. You'll really feel yourself, but be extremely careful.

[@Clockworkcityofpain]

I knew there was a reason behind my "I just think is neat" approach to modern and contemporary art and why I like it so much. To anyone interested in learning more about modern art after watching this video, check out The Art Assignment channel if you haven't already.

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

I've seen Art Assignments' video on it, and it wasn't convincing. Frankly, it doesn't really matter how abstract a painting is, it can still be art. However, it's value ought to at least reflect some actual SKILL. If I know an untrained 8-year old could've painted something just as good (such as a simple set of stripes, or random splashes on a canvas, or god forbid a BLANK canvas), then it winds up seeming rather unjust when stuff like that sells for millions. I mean, anyone else painting that wouldn't be able to make such easy money, simply because they don't have the favor of a bunch of gatekeepers in the art critic community. Whether the work actually means anything is an open question, but it certainly doesn't seem to have justified its value. Consider that there are doctors who've paid more for degrees and spent more years in the field doing highly skilled work - who don't make as much in a year as one of these things makes in one sale.

[@lazergurka-smerlin6561]

@@ArawnOfAnnwn There's actually an economics video explaining why art can be so expensive at economics explained. Think you should check it ou

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

@@lazergurka-smerlin6561 I've already linked that very video in response to another comment here. So yeah, I'm well aware of it. But that video did nothing to justify its value, simply explain it - and for none too sympathetic reasons (rich people's investments isn't exactly a good look). And to clarify, my above comment was talking specifically of modern art - and even more specifically of the kind of modern art that doesn't show any evidence of painterly skill - not all art. Most other art doesn't look like anyone could make it, and as such I have little issue with it (well, apart from its use for tax dodging purposes and the like).

[@mikefelber5129]

As an abstract artist I like to create an image that has never been seen before & forces the viewer to interpret- Yet with no recall memory to associate, people end up finding representational things in the madness- It’s our inherent push towards anthropomorphism. As far as the “do not get it” I simply want people to enjoy my compositions and not try to search for any deeper meanings.

[@carpdog42]

I feel like this is my problem with abstract art.... I am interested in the meanings and I don't really care about the composition so much. Abstract art just.... does nothing for me. Its just wall dressing. If there is no deeper meaning, then what is the point? Why am I even looking at it?

[@mikefelber5129]

@@carpdog42 People have their own perceptions, but I feel a solid composition of color & shape should be intriguing enough. If you like & appreciate the way it looks you ‘get it’

[@theoddeye1413]

I’m an artist and I think hearing this has definitely changed how I look at things. I can’t believe I’ve overlooked so much stuff because I never thought to look slightly deeper. You probably aren’t reading this but thank you!💜

[@mabonbran8913]

You're probably right, no one is reading this so... :-)

[@lucidmoses]

I don't know man. The smells a lot like just the researchers confirmation bias. I'd bet that just focusing on anything your not failure with will give the same results. To test, Have them focused on an unusual big of gum on the sidewalk and see the results. No art involved. This sounds like the art is more of a catalyst for easy research then some mystical property of art.

[@AU-hs6zw]

'Self-reported' is the key here

[@BrainsApplied]

My emotional reaction to most modern art is "Huh, what?"

[@christelheadington1136]

To my mind, simple paintings (like the purple ball), are as a part of decor, but if I can reproduce myself, I can. Another 90% I see as "The Emperor's new clothes".

[@ShadaOfAllThings]

I mean given that modern art is essentially an exercise in learning to corelate disparate bits of information this is pretty much the fun, the goal, and the point all wrapped up into one: It forces you to get out of your previous thoughts. It makes you learn to see the world from another's point of view, and that is quite frankly overwhelming nonsense at first that is only barely able to be made sense of. Edit: But of course, if you keep picking at it, you understand more and more

[@ShadaOfAllThings]

@@sentientfetus3894 ... really giving them incel vibes off buddy. Might wanna turn it down like 10 notches and get some therapy if you have outbursts this much about girls not liking you

[@ShadaOfAllThings]

@@sentientfetus3894 really just... going off on a tangent... about things clearly part of your life that you are affected buy. From your seemingly nonsequitor outbursts... I'm gonna guess its personal and that you don't have a lot of impulse control... Please, go ahead and rant incoherently about your issues. In this random comment section on youtube that was on a completely different topic like this is a perfectly sane way to vent your... frustrations... Its fine... not creepy or concerning that you are doing this...

[@ShadaOfAllThings]

@@sentientfetus3894 I'm not going to answer a random, pointed, nonsequitur just because someone is mad I won't. You are being rather creepy my dude. You went into a comment section where the topic was nowhere close to abuse, misandry or women other than potentially as artists of modern art and you decided to inject your own question into it with a bunch of random nonsense that leads me to believe you have some serious hatred issues with women. Maybe it came about because of trauma or people treating you shitty. I don't know. But what I do know is that you aren't gonna deal with those issues by asking if women want to cause suffering to men. Please, get help, randomly barging into unrelated comment sections and forcing the issue won't actually make you feel any less anxiety or hurt or depression or w/e is causing this urge of yours to do this.

[@elanianiyvwia8687]

When we look at all art as being subjective we learn to see art we don’t like as art. And learn to appreciate it more. Although we might still not like it we see it as an expression more rather than just a piece of junk.

[@Respectable_Username]

Wait, people don'g like abstract art because they don't instantly get what it's representing? But that's the fun part! Pictures of recognisable things are boring because it's like, oh, that's a field, ok, and that's a bowl of fruit. Abstract arts encourages you to stick around and look at it for more than 1 second

[@LeoAngora]

Please don't accept sponsorships from Datacamp, their management of a sexual misconduct was very reprehensible.

[@douglaskramer1853]

I dont feel anything looking to a picture. But i feel everything mentioned in the video when i listen to a song i really like. Sometimes is just the lyrics, sometimes its the music, regardless of the genre

[@jordanhanic2678]

The songs that really shake my reality are the ones that give me goosebumps every single time I hear them

[@stephw6046]

Visual vs auditory? Hmmm.

[@anjaninator]

Something about the way people scoffed at those paintings with a simple line and solid color made me want to look at why the artist wanted to make it. I don’t know, but now I’m open to answers

[@altrag]

I'm not sure I'm _that_ surprised that "that's a nice goose" and "wtf is that random blob?" trigger different parts of our brains.

[@kostyapolykova9879]

I highly recommend seeing Vincent Van Gogh's works in person. There is a magnificent depth that you do not get in 2d photos. 'Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun' changed my life.

[@nemonomen3340]

This is why I always bring a fruit when I visit art galleries. If I find an empty exhibit, I'm leaving it.

[@brandongentry8293]

"Consider that it might be a feature, not a bug." I love that they finished describing and illustrating abstract concepts... By illustrating an abstract concept to describe abstract concepts. 😁😁🤣🤣

[@rachelle2227]

Not just paintings, all types of art. I do paper quilling pictures, and they're displayed very similarly to paintings.

[@jeanahollings]

bonus points for correctly using the phrase "it's a feature, not a bug"

[@ShadaOfAllThings]

Not only does art generally open the mind, but its the reason why, well, Fascists, want to limit its creation. Why people want you to think that certain things are not and can not be art. Because consider anything long enough, and it will change you. Its impossible to learn or think in new ways without changing fundamentally as a person. Ignorance turns to denial even if you think nothing else changes but the color of your character.

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

Err..seriously? You're just going to characterize all the people who don't like art as you do as fascists. Really?!...

[@ShadaOfAllThings]

@@ArawnOfAnnwn That isn't what I said. I said that fascists have a vested interest in limiting art to prevent new thought and consideration. This isn't a random take either, go look at fash youtube and see how up in arms they get over modern art. Go read about how many fascists have purposefully went out of the way to destroy modern art. Also, you are allowed to not like Modern Art. Its obtuse and its dense and its essentially an exercise in skills that most people never really develop. Its a niche taste. One I happen to like but that's not here nor there

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

@@ShadaOfAllThings I don't like modern art, and I've no taste for fascism. I don't much care for the attitude that says people who don't like it are somehow deficient in certain skills either. That's exactly the kind of elitism that turns people off from the art world. Well, that and the rampant catering to tax avoidance as well as the fact that some people in it make millions off of works that an untrained child could produce. I don't have the skills of a neurosurgeon either, but I don't dislike what they do. Nor has anyone suggested that people who do dislike them might have fascist tendencies. Some of us just want to believe the world rewards people on the basis of actual skill, and quite a lot of modern art doesn't display any evidence of painterly skill. I can't produce a Rembrandt (at least, not without extensive training), but I can produce a bunch of stripes, or put a urinal under glass.

[@sogerc1]

4:34 But that's not abstract, it's just a dithered image of some celestial objects.

[@dukin599]

Art is like a Psychedelic experience once you see it you’ll never be the same

[@a_e_hilton]

Can I just say Anthony Brown is an amazing host ❤️

[@panatypical]

Whenever you look into the sky, you see God's painting, one that's always finished yet always in progress. You can freeze it, either mentally or with a camera, to capture a moment in time, as it were. Time is an artificial construct, that is to say, something that wasn't constructed by God. We chose to have time through the wiles of Satan. It's a rendition of reality, even as our paintings are. Additionally, we can stylize our renditions. which is something we originally had the ability to do anyway, just as we froze the moment as best we could when we sought to render through painting prior to the advent of photography. Art only 'needs' to be modern for the hoity-toity....

[@ericaroberts3919]

What a great explanation! I love the way this newer guy presents

[@lorrygoth]

What do you define as "Art" because for me the world art has lost all meaning because it encompasses literally everything?

[@SWEmanque]

I learned that I most likely have aphantasia just a few days ago, perhaps that is why I find modern art so boring and lifeless. It really doesn't do anything other than annoy me because it takes up my time.

[@daphne8406]

I love going to art museums and galleries but usually do not like most very modern art I see, I guess I need to give abstract and modern art another chance and more respect (even if I don’t get it) 😝

[@angeldude101]

The title says "paintings," but the thumbnail says "art." Which is it? One is far, _far,_ more broad than the other and I don't see anything in this video that is specific to paintings. Paintings might not even be the oldest form of art depending on when spoken stories first developed. Even without visuals, a purely spoken or written story can be no less abstract than a still image. Music without lyrics is almost inherently abstract since there is nothing to focus on other than the notes themselves, and songs with lyrics can still be nonsensical. Even if we are limiting to 2d still images, what about pencil drawings, photographs, or digital artwork? A paintbrush is one single limited tool in the vast warehouse of artistic instruments.

[@sanjayyethipathi]

anyone who is into art does implicitly understand what you've said here. but for general people, I don't think mistake in the title misinforms anything. the word art makes them think of painting/visual art than music or any other form.

[@cassieoz1702]

Does that mean it's not 'art' if you don't have a strong reaction (positive or negative)? Getting a strong reaction says more about the observer than the art. Good or bad, I'm more of a 'won't or 'meh' sort of person

[@InfectedChris]

Like in the Boston MFA, they had/have a literal block of wood with a different color painted on each side. "Give modern art a chance, they say"

[@gogo311]

I 100% agree. Looking at something I disliked, and instead of looking away I started to slowly appreciate it and a strange state of calm and acceptance washed over me.

[@lou1028]

4:56 a pelican?? HANK WE KNOW THAT YOU WANTED THE PAINTING DISPLAYED!!!

[@DaveBerendhuysen]

That pelican warped me to Hank's TikToks. That was your doing wasn't it? You made that pelican part of the new SciShow video. Pelicans are everywhere!

[@ChrisRyot]

I'm an art student and have yet to come to terms with highly abstract or conceptual art. It's rather frustrating that some art enthusiasts are still stigmatizing others for not being super excitied over abstract art. I don't like it and I don't get it (yet). Perhaps this will change though I am not that confident about it.

[@amara560]

I think it's perfectly okay to not like, but to respect it as art. Even if you don't get it, it has value to others.

[@laurak5838]

I've always thought 'what does it mean?', was the wrong question to ask when viewing art. The two questions we should be asking are, 'how does it make you feel?' and 'why do you feel that way?'.

[@carpdog42]

I think you are touching my issue with it... it doesn't make me feel. The very idea of feeling without purpose is kind of gross to me. If I have a feeling that contradicts my thoughts, the feeling is what is less important. Feelings mean less to me than ideas.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

So my crappy drawings benefit society..?

[@RobertSaxy]

It’s good to know the research agrees with what I think of art and why/how I make it

[@kyststudio-epicartadventure]

Making it impacts even more strongly.

[@DoctorX17]

1:55 the circle appears to be _ever so slightly_ off center and it hurts me

[@NewMessage]

M.C. Escher approves this message.

[@DerpyLaron]

As someone with ADHD I feel like I had a "flow state" like moment about pretty much everything I ever done. it is not just awesome. Be careful people drinking and eating is something you need XD

[@D0TperiodD0T]

pretty sure that's just the adderall dude. stay hydrated

[@limalicious]

@@D0TperiodD0T Medication can actually interfere with becoming hyperfocused, and there's more medications than just adderall used to treat ADHD. Please do research before making clueless comments--ADHD is one of the most well-researched cognitive disabilities right now, so there's no shortage of information. The past decade especially has exponentially increased the amount of available information on the condition, and as someone with ADHD, I don't want people telling me, "It's just the drugs, dude." It's not just the drugs. It's a lifetime of learning how to fit in and dealing with emotional dysregulation and rejection sensitivity and the inability to make decisions and anxiety and depression and being mentally understimulated and having difficulty making friends and losing jobs and being called lazy and knowing we need to do things and being unable to just make it happen like a neurotypical person. Pills don't teach skills, and skills don't replace missing brain chemicals and out of order connections, and it takes constant effort just to get by.

[@D0TperiodD0T]

@@limalicious you seem dehydrated m8

[@limalicious]

@@D0TperiodD0T and you're willfully ignorant. You can lead a person to knowledge, but you can't make them think, clearly.

[@michelgabe1629]

You should really start linking your sources in the description. Otherwise it is not really a scientific show.

[@aurorakingslight9328]

PLEASE TALK ABOUT AUTISM IN FEMALES

[@noelj62]

Interesting point on abstract art.

[@yaboi2348]

this is like the whole point of art lol

[@coffinsmokej7408]

Video games are my flow state

[@EggBastion]

wow slow down like seriously

[@samarissmail3665]

Wow great topic😍😍😍

[@cristinaalexe7454]

This is so fascinating!

[@crazierthan-u7571]

Maybe the people who thought the abstract painting should be displayed a year later in a gallery far away were just trying to get as much time and space as possible between themselves and that painting.

[@AlrycaAeveaHexendias]

Wait, did he just explained weebs? Now that I think about it... (at least before he talked about abstract art)

[@militantpacifist4087]

More like patterns.

[@orbanadam4553]

"it's a feature, not a bug", developers most used line when explaining something to testers

[@mikeg9b]

I don't get it.

[@karm65]

if I look at some abstract garbage some charlatan scammer is trying to pass off as art. and think that is not art I am at best mildly annoyed.

[@NinjaAgnostic]

I like the first subject of research lines up with dialectics of discourse.

[@antiisocial]

Subjective.

[@Hunter-nr5iu]

Vote!

[@michaelfelicianogonzalez9304]

Hi!

[@larnotlars1717]

Hmmm, I can think of some art that I prefer to be far from me and in a very distant time...

[@pablobragato7164]

amazing, just love the flow state

[@withouta315]

Done, my friends are more important the the others

[@raspberrytaegi]

interesting! i love art, i miss art exhibitions

[@84Chadd]

They want the abstract art far way from them in time and space because it sucks haha

[@Blue-ho5tj]

dadaism, baby!

[@AngryDuck79]

Can we please stop pretending that there are such things as "negative emotions." Emotions aren't positive or negative. Our reactions to them are.

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

Please elaborate.

[@Aengus42]

@@SuviTuuliAllan Grief is an emotion. It's an integral part of healing. So grief is a good thing. But some might call it a negative emotion & try to stop a person experiencing grief. This can cause more damage to the grieving person. Do you see?

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

@@Aengus42 I can see, yes. Is grief an emotion? What are emotions even? Are flashbacks an emotion? How come I can smell xmas? Why did my daddy hit me?

[@amara560]

@@SuviTuuliAllan Just like anger can be destructive but also help us recognize and communicate our boundaries to others.

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

@@amara560 Did you just!?

[@plokijum]

Art IS my world Hentai, specifically

[@BBWahoo]

Yaoi.

[@ESL-O.G.]

I don't like how this guy says paintings. He says "pain-ings" There's a T in there.

[@zedorda1337]

Holy pretentiousness Batman!

[@deleishaparkinson5508]

Art allows a usage of colours which impact our emotions and in turn impact the way we move. This enables movements. For example I'm in pink and orange and feel a sense of keeping sheltered rather than in the danger zone. Red.

[@derekbradshaw9040]

narrator has too much hand movement and facial expression

[@derekbradshaw9040]

and hes black

[@BD-oc7fj]

Abstract art is a scam

[@Bathing.in.Emptiness]

Art is subjective. Pornhub

[@makeracistsafraidagain]

I produce abstract art. What does that say about me?

[@Jasondurgen]

Yeah