Reduction of Physiological Stress Using Fractal Art and Architecture

In art school I was told that Monet’s water lilies calm the observer, while van Gogh’s sunflowers electrify. To what extent, however, do paintings really affect the observer’s physical condition? The foundations of this question date back to 1890, when the connection between psychological states and physiological states was first considered [1]. However, the health trends of modern society cause this question to take on new urgency. Stress is woven deep into our daily experiences. One in four people in the U.S.A. suffers from stress, and the associated annual cost to so-ciety is estimated to be $300 billion [2]. Consequently, researchers ar