We have explored different areas in which art is performed but we have recently focused on the human body such as neuroscience. In Professor Vesna's Lecture 3, we are informed on the impact that drugs have to one's brain which results in a change in perception as well as to their creativity. Psychedelic drugs are able to alter one's perception and cognitive processes like their emotions.
Dr Timothy Leary was a psychologist and writer who advocated fo psychedelic drugs as he used LSD. Through his use of LSD, he gained his philosophy of finding one's true self through the use of psychedelic drugs carefully and responsibly. His saying was "turn on, tune in, drop out" which is to connect with your internal feelings and thoughts and reflecting those feelings with the world around you. This correlated to the idea of consciousness as one is able to associate themselves with the around by internalizing with themselves first.
Artists have experimented with the use of LSD to their art. For example, in the article "Artist Used LSD and Drew Herself for 9 Hours to Show how it Affects the Brain", and artist took 200µg of LSD and drew 11 self-portraits within the 9 hours that she took the drugs. Through the images below, you can see the alteration of self perception the artist had of herself. The artist added commentary during the 9 hours adding how her perception changed as she was now drawing what was in her mind instead of how she looked at herself in a mirror.
15 minutes after LSD 8 hours and 45 minutes after LSD
LSD art was a technique artist used in order to show the different perspective the drug can induce to their creativity. They reflect from the final product to the beginning product they originally had to show how psychedelic drugs are able to reflect new persecutive to the mind that induce a new form of creativity.
Citations:
1. Dainius. “Artist Used LSD and Drew Herself for 9 Hours to Show How It Affects Brain.”Bored Panda, Bored Panda, 27 Dec. 2021, https://www.boredpanda.com/lsd-portrait-drawings-girl/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic.
2. “Psychedelic Drugs Reduce Depressive Symptoms by Helping Individuals Accept Their Emotions, Study Suggests.”PsyPost, 13 Aug. 2020, https://www.psypost.org/2020/08/psychedelic-drugs-reduce-depressive-symptoms-by-helping-individuals-to-accept-of-their-emotions-study-suggests-57654.
3. Watch What Happens When a Portrait Artist Takes LSD - YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Sb8jCJUTw.
5. Hyde, Bryan. “Perspectives: Can We 'Turn on, Tune in and Drop out'?”St George News, 22 May 2017, https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2017/05/22/perspectives-can-we-turn-on-tune-in-and-drop-out/#.Yn397i2z2u4.
Hi Ashlyn! It was really interesting reading your blog post and learning how psychedelic drugs like LSD impacted these artists and their work. Do you prefer the art created under the influence of LSD or without? Last week, we discussed whether human creativity should be limited, and I had the opinion that it should be limited when it harms others. As LSD is an illegal drug that comes with many risks, do you think the artwork should be allowed to exist?
I love the positive interpretation of psychedelics that you had in this blog post. It does seem to be a fascinating drug, when used properly, and can be the catalysis for many beautiful art pieces. I am especially drawn to the example of the artist who did multiple self-portraits, as her changed perception of herself is so drastic. It makes me wonder if all psychedelics would induce a similar response, or if LSD is the inducer of these positive changes to self-image?
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Hi Ashlyn! It was really interesting reading your blog post and learning how psychedelic drugs like LSD impacted these artists and their work. Do you prefer the art created under the influence of LSD or without? Last week, we discussed whether human creativity should be limited, and I had the opinion that it should be limited when it harms others. As LSD is an illegal drug that comes with many risks, do you think the artwork should be allowed to exist?
ReplyDeleteI love the positive interpretation of psychedelics that you had in this blog post. It does seem to be a fascinating drug, when used properly, and can be the catalysis for many beautiful art pieces. I am especially drawn to the example of the artist who did multiple self-portraits, as her changed perception of herself is so drastic. It makes me wonder if all psychedelics would induce a similar response, or if LSD is the inducer of these positive changes to self-image?
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