{"id":13946,"date":"2013-08-08T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T07:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/blog\/?p=13946"},"modified":"2013-08-08T07:00:49","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T07:00:49","slug":"sick-day-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zatista.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/08\/08\/sick-day-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"Sick Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was a sick day for me, and maybe for some of you also. To anyone who spent the day in bed, hopefully this post can help you heal and get well soon.<\/p>\n

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My first recommendation when you are sick? Drink Tea! image via www.pinterest.com<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019m not much of a chicken noodle soup girl when it comes to staying at home sick, so today I cuddled up with my tea and said to myself, \u201cwhat will make me feel better?\u201d Suddenly, I found myself browsing through art on my computer \u2013 illustrations on Pinterest, our own gallery on Zatista, and national gallery collections.<\/p>\n

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Apart from drooling over upcoming exhibitions, I discovered my gallery offers Yoga! www.ago.net<\/p><\/div>\n

Art can immediately change a person\u2019s perception of the world \u2013 we all get lost in a work of art, or the chords of a song, and they bring us out of reality and into another world – perhaps a world of our former selves, or one in the near or distant future.<\/p>\n

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Nostalgia by Fahd Husain on www.zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

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Namaste by Nancy Goodman Lawrence on www.zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Art and music have been shown to effect every cell in the human body and initiate healing physiology that boosts the immune system and blood circulation. Many of the famous artists we know today used art to deal with their own health challenges.<\/p>\n

Henry Matisse used his art practice to help after being bedridden from a serious operation. He began to develop a new style of art, his paper cutout technique, as scissors were easier to wield than a paintbrush.<\/p>\n

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Matisse, La Gerbe, 1953, www.henrimatisse.net<\/p><\/div>\n

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Henri Matisse at work www.henrimatisse.net<\/p><\/div>\n

Pierre-Auguste Renoir suffered from severe rheumatoid arthritis in the later years of his life. Nine year before he died, he was bound to a wheelchair for mobility and was unable to pick up a paintbrush. Since art was his passion and his coping mechanism, he would not give up his practice and tied a brush to his wrist.<\/p>\n

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Renoir at work despite his ailments www.xtimeline.com<\/p><\/div>\n

I did not turn to creating art to heal, however I did find peace and distraction in appreciating it. So, I thought I would share my favourite pieces with you here. These are the pieces I got lost in, and the pieces that captivated me.<\/p>\n

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919 Untitled by Mary Lea Bradley on www.zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

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Greekster by Ges Briggs on www.zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

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