It was believed that art and healing are joined together to become one. For many, healing art is a spiritual path, a transformational process, a way of being, and the power of the creative process of art as a healing force. Making art frees the body's healing mechanisms to heal. It unites body, mind, and spirit. In art and healing, no interpretation or therapy is necessary. The creative process is the healer. The field of art therapy and the field of expressive arts also use art in healing. It is believed that art and healing will heal you, others, the community and the earth. It is something you do. Art is an act to heal the spirit.

Scientific studies tell that art heals by changing a person's physiology and attitude. The body's physiology changes from one of stress to one of deep relaxation, from one of fear to one of creativity and inspiration. Art put a person in a different brain wave pattern; art affect a person's autonomic nervous system, their hormonal balance and their brain neurotransmitters.  Art affects every cell in the body instantly to create a healing physiology that changes the immune system and blood flow to all the organs.  Art also change a person's perceptions of their world. They change attitude, emotional state, and pain perception.  They create hope and positivity and they help people cope with difficulties.  They transform a person's outlook and way of being in the world.

Today it is recognized by neurophysiologists that art, prayer, and healing all come from the same source in the body. They are all associated with similar brain wave patterns. Mind and body changes and they are deeply connected in feeling and meaning. Art, prayer, and healing all take into the inner world, the world of imagery and emotion, of visions and feelings. This journey inward into what was used to be called the spirit or soul and is now called the mind is deeply healing. For healing comes from within, one’s own healing resources are freed to allow the immune system to operate optimally and that is always how it heals. This is the contemporary version of freeing the healing energies and is now recognized to be crucial to healing.

An abstract or landscape can, in effect, transport a person to a different location other than, say, a doctor's office. And some believe that color has a direct effect on certain "energy lines" of the body to heal specific ailments. But when it comes to art, is it really healing in nature or does simply just provide a calming and soothing environment for the mind. Art really heal your illnesses. Whether it's the teachings of ancient healing practices or the soothing effects of color and techniques, art can provide a healing of the mind. With all the unwanted side effects of medications, one must turn to art as a healing power.

The artwork distracts the patients, forcing them to think about something else other than the pain they may be experiencing in therapy. And with all the illnesses going around throughout the world today, people have to surround themselves with beauty.  Art provides an interesting topic for conversation and gets patients' minds off their injuries for a few minutes. It's a good way to connect with patients.  Art in itself provides healing; it is believed that the atmosphere and bright colors that art adds to one’s space stimulates the patients' overall sense of well-being and hopefulness.