'Purpose-built' art in hospitals : art with intent

• Main Author: Rollins, Judy (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021.
• Subjects: Art in hospitals.; Hospital buildings > Decoration.; Art > Commissioning.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781839096822
• DOI: 10.1108/9781839096808
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (292 pages)

Over the past three decades, guidance on the selection of art in hospitals has suggested realistic art that depicts soothing and comforting images such as tranquil waters, green vegetation, flowers, and open spaces. Based on these findings, curators have been cautioned to avoid art with uncertain me...