This artwork was inspired by positive psychology and the work of Mihály Csíkszentmihályi in particular. His flow theory and research on happiness has had a great impact on the artist who often gets in the state of ‘flow’ whilst creating art.
While in this mental state, people are completely involved and focused on what they are doing.
He describes flow as “a state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter.”
“The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times . . . The best moments usually occur if a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile” - Csi...