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October 7th, 2026

Beau Fellows

Viewing art triggers many positive emotions as well as boosting the overall well-being of a human. Not only that, being in a museum even helps mentally by bringing a community together to enjoy the same experience. This is huge because psychologists can describe what you are feeling and help you understand the complexity of such a beautiful experience.

I chose this image to showcase how psychology can be used in art. This beautiful brain made from rope depicts the brain in a visual experience. Showing the different areas of the brain gives the viewers a sense of the science behind the brain. This may even urge them to do more research on the subject out of interest.

How does psychology relate to the white cube?

The white cube is something in museums that relates to psychology in many important ways. We harped on this a little in our Remaking Museums class, and it made me want to do some more research on this subject. The neutral background removes outside distractions and allows full focus on the piece in front of the viewer’s eyes. Something called Spatial Memory Encoding actually allows viewers to recall a painting or art piece over a longer period of time after visiting the white cube.

Habits of mind

I used a great sense of integrated perspective when connecting psychology to museums. Doing more research on the subject actually allowed me to look at the other side of the controversies of the white cube. This helped me understand why it is being used in many modern-day museums, and I became more fond of the subject.

Resources

https://www.artshub.com.au/news/sponsored-content/what-a-degree-in-psychology-can-mean-for-your-arts-career-257875-2363056

https://medium.com/@ria_j/the-psychology-of-art-why-we-feel-so-much-in-a-museum-aec7a90f6ed3

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001691814002558

Beau Fellows 9/21/26

Hello world! Please bear with me, for this is the first blog post of mine. It should be good to read because talking to an audience without seeing any of them is pretty easy. Words do not flow with 100 eyes staring at you, but they sure do on a Wednesday night in my living room. Even though I think this, I do believe that I am climbing in the sense of purposeful communication in my life; let me explain. 

In the reading, “What are the Habits of Mind?” I found a quote that stood out to me. “Problem solving encompasses a broad array of activities and approaches.” This is important to me because problem-solving is about the little wins. I have been in arguments with my girlfriend for 15 minutes until we figure it out. But the thing is it only works if you figure it out. Problem-solving in this case, to me, is just accepting that we do not feel the same way about something and that is okay. So instead of trying to change her mind, I am going to take the little win of letting her win even if I do not 100 percent agree.

What goes along with this as well is an integrated perspective. To solve this problem with my girlfriend, I am going to take myself out of my shoes and put on hers. Seeing that, not only do I have thoughts on one thing; she could have a different way of looking at them. Being self-aware about my physical reactions and tone of voice because people do not necessarily remember the words you speak to them, just the way you made them feel.

Lastly, I wanted to talk about Self-Regulated Learning. This has been the most important Habit of Mind that I have brought into my life. In the reading, What are the Habits of Mind, it states that “Self-regulated learners typically demonstrate strong commitment to the process of learning and take responsibility for their own learning.” I completely agree with what is being said here because it has shown in my life. In my senior year of high school, I started writing poems; then poems turned into songs, and songs turned into hits. I stayed away from this for a while because I was scared of what people would think of me, and to be honest, I kind of still am, but I am learning that you should not care about the people that are trying to take you down for doing something you love. I wanted to get better at songwriting, I fell in love with it, and this past winter I made a commitment to write every single night even if I could not think of what to write about. This allowed me to improve to whole new levels when I got to create these in the summer. This commitment was not forced, but attracted, and I learned that just recently.

Photo sources:

https://www.goodbullhunting.com/2018/11/27/18114279/daily-bull-11-27-18-still-talking-about-the-lsu-game

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/can-you-put-yourself-someone-elses-shoes-mateus-ragozoni

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