How Looking at Art Can Improve Your Perception

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 29, 2016

Can looking at Monet's "Water Lilies" really improve your communication skills? Art historian Amy Herman explains how in Visual Intelligence: Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life. The book is based on a seminar she developed called “The Art of Perception,” which teaches professional in various fields including law enforcement, business, medicine and education how to improve their perception and communication skills by analyzing works of art.

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