I stumbled across a series of drawings that were created at different intervals over the span of one artist's LSD experience. This was part of an experiment conducted by the government in the late 1950's. The male artist was provided with paper, drawing pencils and crayons. The end result reveals the effect of the drug in regards to the artist's perception of reality and inability to maintain consistent control over drawing materials. Accompanying each of the 9 photographs of the drawings includes a brief description of the artist's behaviour, length of time after taking the first dose, patterns or methods of drawing that were being employed, and anything the artist was saying. I found the commentary and transformations rather interesting. As a form of time-based art created under the influence of an escape drug, this directly relates to what I am currently studying.
http://www.cowboybooks.com.au/html/acidtrip1.html
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