LSD art

[1] Artists and scientists have been interested in the effect of LSD on drawing and painting since it first became available for legal use and general consumption.

Michaux experimented with LSD while creating his now famous book, 'Miserable Miracle', which included both his writings and drawings.

[5] What fascinated Janiger was that "paintings, under the influence of LSD, had some of the attributes of what looked like the work done by schizophrenics".

[5] Janiger coined the term '"dry schizophrenia," where a person was able to control the surroundings and yet be "crazy" at the same time'.

[8] In the Netherlands, Dr. Stanislav Grof practiced psycholytic therapy in the 1980s, which included having his patients paint on LSD.

A drawing of a face, made under the effects of LSD. Dr. Oscar Janiger noted similarities between paintings made under the influence of the drug and those made by schizophrenics.