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February 27, 2011

Are nature images “best?”

Are nature images “best?”

Dr. Upali Nanda lets her hair down in a new opinion piece for Research Design Connections. As the leading researcher on Evidence-based Art she must hear complaints that she is promoting mediocrity since her studies keep showing that nature images are the best. In this article she addresses her critics and reveals her own feelings. “…… Read More

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January 7, 2011

4 Key Ideas for Art in Healthcare

4 Key Ideas for Art in Healthcare

I wrote an article for World Health Design that I thought might be useful to share. I tried to condense what I have learned about the use of art in healthcare into 4 key points. The full article was published in April 2010 issue of World Health Design (PDF). Here is the text of the article: 4… Read More

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August 29, 2010

Visual elevator music?

Gregory Blue recently asked me some questions about evidence-based art that are worth sharing. The questions come from his reading of my book “Picture of Health“. GB: What I have determined thus far, is that the more benign the work is, having specific reference to representational images, nature, and a certain depth … the more… Read More

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June 8, 2010

Butterflies: The only good bugs

Butterflies: The only good bugs

Most experts think that bugs are inappropriate for healthcare: too creepy. The only exception is butterflies. Yesterday I was lucky to find the butterflies very active here at the Prairie Garden Trust. They were all over the wildflowers.

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December 7, 2009

Art connoisseurs shouldn’t pick healthcare art

Yue Minjun‘s frozen-laugh self-portraits are very popular with art connoisseurs. Connoisseurs enjoy educating others about work like his; art that is challenging and conceptual. Since they are the “experts” shouldn’t they pick the art to go in hospitals? Not unless they understand a) patient preferences in art and b) art in healthcare must reduce stress… Read More

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Web_Henry-Domke_3123Why This Blog?

I started this blog several years ago to learn more from experts about using art in healthcare. It became the basis for my book "Picture of Health: Handbook for Healthcare Art." The intended audience includes interior designers, art consultants, architects, framers, hospital staff and artists. As a doctor, I know what stressful places hospitals can be. Hopefully the blog will help us all create more comforting, healing places.

– Henry Domke M.D.

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