The Benefits of Art

Bound to choose the soft option. We are compelled to

Quite like the intensity of capitalism, our material goals are vital to our existence now. We need our wants to be Arts will rescue you satiated satisfactorily otherwise we have no quality of life… Or do we? Suspend disbelief for a moment. Breathe. No, really breathe; deep and controlled all the way to the depths of the diaphragm. Now focus on your heartbeat. Listen to it. Perhaps the ideas in the paragraph above have been allowed to The benefits bombard your sensory perception. Perhaps you feel like you are trapped by this ever-increasing social constraint? Strangled by the energy capitalism and material values have overloaded you with? Stressed by life’s ritualistic neverending pressure cooker... OF ART Arts will rescue you. The simplicity of the creative intuition will nurture the part of us that has become manifest as void. When that piece of music you hear sparks the tear jerk reaction; you know that the soul is not lost to all of the above. When the body sways in In this post-modern world we time to the music as the tear drop falls; you know that your soul is engaging with the higher self. live in, what can art do for us? The wholesome version of yourself, which seeks

We are structured by the like running, shouting and dare I say, ‘dancing hours of our working like no one’s watching’. day. Motivated by the Painting is a good example of this. You do dollars that working need some basic equipment but this can be day can provide. easily organised cheaply. Once you begin to Engaged by the dynamic spread the colour against a blank page you start opportunities to spend to feel that same sense of naive satisfaction. those pounds on a plethora of situations, which are There is a sense of rebellion in action. Rebellion designed to allow us pleasures at the point of purchase. against that which desires order. This is a petty We are saturated with possibilities, which constantly victory – a petty freedom. The creation you have arrive on our timelines indicating that our material values in front of you will tell you more about yourself are in need of attention. We are encouraged to work than last month’s bank statement. Simply putting hard and play harder if we want to enjoy the delights pencil to paper will allow you time out of the on offer as often and instantly as possible, we are world of organised order you are compelled by bombarded with algorithms specifically targeting our for twenty-three hours a day. Allow art into that demographic. We are stacked against the odds when we hour and your soul will feel the benefit that your engage in this pool. We are bound to succumb to desire. body would feel at the gym. the simple pleasures still present since childhood, share our highlights via social media. After all we do affected2019.co.uk deserve a ‘good’, ‘happy’, ‘healthy’, lifestyle. @therealsophialove