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Art as a Daily Experience, Not a Decoration — Art as a Daily Experience, Not a Decoration

Most art in most homes is ignored most of the time.

This is not a criticism. It is simply what happens when art is chosen without psychological intention. A piece is selected because it fits the color scheme, fills a wall, or arrives at the right moment in a renovation...

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Steve Austin teaches psychology and makes photographs. He treats the two as one practice, choosing each image for what it does to a room and to the person standing in it.

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To bring restorative nature into the rooms where you spend your hours: classrooms, clinics, offices, kitchens. A wall you pass forty times a day has more chances to reach you than a view you visit once a year.

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