Psychedelic Art Movement
While checking out some really nice jewellery for a planned purchase later this year my friends were engaged in an intense argument about Psychedelic art and its influence of the culture of the seventies. I knew very little about the art form so I did some digging online and was surprised at what I learnt.
The Psychedelic Art Movement is closely associated with the counterculture movement of the 1960s and 1970s, and popularity of hallucinogenic drugs. The term psychedelic refers to a state of distorted sensory perceptions, and an altered state of awareness. Colors and patterns are perceived as brighter and more bizarre, in a psychedelic state, hence the art that resulted from this state was dubbed psychedelic art. This psychedelic state tended to be induced by hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD.
The research of psychiatrist Oscar Janiger, from the 1950s to 1960s, regarding LSD and artistic creativity, contributed to psychedelic art by helping to define the style: abstract, colorful, surreal and fantastic.
The movement found a new medium in poster art, closely linked with the counterculture music scene. Leading artists include poster artists from the heart of the counterculture movement, San Francisco, such as Rick Griffin, Stanley Mouse & Alton Kelley, Wes Wilson, and Victor Moscoso.
While this movement hit the mainstream via visual art in the 1960s, psychedelic art can be seen in literary works from authors describing experiences with hallucinogens like peyote and hashish from as early as the 1930s. The influence of surrealist art, from the 1920s, can also be seen in psychedelic art.
Today, the style and spirit of psychedelic art, with the bright, colorful kaleidoscopic patterns and warped use of color, space and lettering, continues on without the use of hallucinogens.
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