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hi this is Anita from Five Minutes with
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Art Today I want to talk a little bit
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about how art can make you happier The
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science behind creativity You know we
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believe at Anita Louise Art that art
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should make you happy So we love art
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that sort of makes you happy makes you
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smile But you know there is a science of
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art and happiness First of all when
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you're engaging with art whether through
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painting sculpture music or dance it can
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stimulate the brain in ways that promote
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happiness Neuroscientists have found
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that artistic experiences activate the
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brain's reward center You know it's such
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art can basically you know release these
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happy uh dopamines and they these
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chemicals in your brain and it can give
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you pleasure and just make you feel
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happier not only dopamine but also
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serotonin you know so all these great
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sort of like chemicals that release in
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your brain you know the same thing when
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you exercise art kind of does the same
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thing It's known to make you happier
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It's also a form of sort of like
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mindfulness And I don't know like you
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know a lot of times when I paint or I'm
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doing art or I'm really engaged in art
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you just sort of lose yourself And if
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any of you you know have also been the
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same way where you just sort of like
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lose yourself in the art that's what it
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is It's kind of a state of awareness or
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presence in the moment Engage in
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artistic activities You know you focus
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on the practice That's why sometimes
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when you're creating things you might be
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"Oh my goodness it's it's been five
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hours I've been here doing this because
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you know it requires focus and so you
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sort of lose track of time and it
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becomes a form of thought and
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relaxations that you know art therapy
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has been known to actually be able to
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reduce anxiety and stress levels making
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it an effective tool for those that deal
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with mental health issues Art can also
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be expressive and you help with
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emotional healing Psychologists have
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long recognized that creative activities
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can be a powerful outlet for processing
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emotions That's why sometimes you know
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many times you'll see where if you know
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child's had something traumatic happen a
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psychiatrist might say "Can you draw a
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picture for me?" You know art therapy is
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widely used to help individuals cope
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with trauma depression anxiety Art can
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be a great social connector you know
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engaging with art Also um you often
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foster social connections You know
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whether you're visiting a gallery
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attending a performance or participating
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in art class You know these experiences
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encourage social interaction and
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community engagement And studies
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indicate that strong social bonds you
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know continue to you know lead to higher
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happiness and satisfaction you know So
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there's different ways things that you
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can do even if you're not an artist to
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enhance your art well-being First of all
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you can decorate your space with art In
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my own personal office I have all my
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paintings up on the wall like some type
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of gallery I love it Every day I look at
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it and I think "Oh this just makes me
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feel happy I just feel good." You can
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participate in artistic activities You
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know artistic hobbies like painting
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sketching sculpting Take an art class
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can help you have some connection Engage
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with art in public spaces You know uh
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public art installations museums street
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art can transform environments making
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them more inviting and and uplifting Go
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to a music performance and arts That's a
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form of art too You know by simply
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listening to uplifting music or you
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could do what I do sometimes at the same
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time Listen to music and paint at the
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same time Then you get you know kind of
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like two birds with one stone So I
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really do feel like art it's just a
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great way to help you feel happy feel
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good feel connected and that's why we
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recommend that everyone should somehow
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you know be involved in art or artistic
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pursuits You know some of our favorite
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paintings for art is Claude Monaet's
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Water Lily series You know that's just
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such a great sort of you know tranquil
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series It's got this calming effect on
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you and it's just really really some
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great work of art Another one of my
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favorite artists is Vincent Van Gogh and
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of course the starry night is a great
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painting and it you know it's it's sort
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of uplifting because you got these wh sw
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sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
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swirling skies this vibrant night Henry
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Mantis's the dance is also another great
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work of art It's got this joyous
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movement going on with with the dance
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Yeah You have Fredo Callow's
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self-portrait with the thorn necklace
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and the hummingbirds And that's just a
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you know to me that's just a great work
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of art there I I just really really love
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that piece of her that self-portrait
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that she did And you have you know
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Kusama Yao or Yayo Kusama's infinity
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mirror rooms which are just really
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uplifting because they sort of immerse
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you in this installation to create this
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boundless you know energy type of thing
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encouraging viewers to lose themselves
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in the light and the color Or George
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O'Keefe's Red Poppies is another great
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one I just I love George O'Keefe I love
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a lot of her works of art And I think
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you know the red poppies is probably one
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of my favorite ones you know So you can
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really make art part of your life You
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can visit museums You could try it as a
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hobby You can engage in art therapy You
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can make your own home a creative space
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These are things that we could all try
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to do to just make art more of a part of
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our lives And that's why we at Anita
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Louise Art believe that art should make
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you happy And we hope that art does make
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you happy Thank you so much for
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listening and being part of our
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community We've written a blog on this
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which is entitled How Art Can Make You
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Happier: The Science Behind Creativity
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And we'll put a description in the link
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