Psychedelic and LSD art research - 03/09/19

Psychedelic art is "art, graphics or visual displays related to or inspired by psychedelic experiences and hallucinations known to follow the ingestion of psychoactive drugs". The word psychedelic means "mind-manifesting", so in that sense, any art that intends to visually communicate the psyche may be considered psychedelic. Some features of psychedelic art are:

metaphysical and surrealist subject matter;
kaleidoscopes, fractals and paisley patterns;
bright/contrasting colours;
"morphing" of objects and themes, and sometimes collage;
repetition of motifs.

Albert Hofmann discovered LSD at Sandoz Laboratories.

"Aldous Huxley's The Doors of Perception (1954) and Heaven and Hell (1956) remain definitive statements on the psychedelic experience".

"Early artistic experimentation with LSD was conducted in a clinical context by Los Angeles–based psychiatrist Oscar Janiger. Janiger asked a group of 50 different artists to each do a painting from life of a subject of the artist's choosing. They were subsequently asked to do the same painting while under the influence of LSD. The two paintings were compared by Janiger and also the artist. The artists almost unanimously reported LSD to be an enhancement to their creativity".

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_art

LSD art is "any art or visual displays inspired by psychedelic experiences and hallucinations" caused by LSD.

Drawing of a face made under the influence of LSD.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSD_art

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