Trippy Art
The trippy or psychedelic art is defined/described as an art form that depicts psychedelic experiences. The different experiences of mind are portrayed with the help of trippy art. The psychedelic art cannot be categorized in a particular section/form of visual art. It kind of a 'free' form of art.
Psychedelic Artwork
The psychedelic artworks mostly deal with surrealistic or metaphysical depictions. One can easily mark out the use of contrasting or bright colors in the trippy or psychedelic art posters. Emphasis is laid on filling the vacant spaces with as many details as possible. The style of giving importance to detailing is known as 'Horror vacui'. In this style of painting, each and every bit of the provided space is utilized. Carrying out the morphing of shapes, structures, etc. is commonly observed in the trippy art drawings. Paisley and fractal patterns are also the important features of this art. In fractal patterns, shapes/structures are portrayed in the form of fragments separated from a single/larger structure. The paisley design or pattern resembles a droplet. It is similar to the half portion of the Yin Yang symbol. Repetition of motifs is also an important feature of this art. If you visit psychedelic art galleries, most of the drawings are likely to have the following features: spirals, diffraction patterns, concentric circles, phosphenes and entopic motifs.
Trippy Art Ideas
Most of the psychedelic art wallpapers are characterized by 'out of the box' concepts and ideas. Visual representation of weird or crazy ideas is the specialty of this art form. The ideas enlisted below, should help in understanding this art in a better manner.
- Explosion prints or paintings depicting explosions of some kind or the other are commonly seen in psychedelic art. Different colors are strewn across the canvas to create a mental picture of the happenings of the mind.
- Few of its patterns include a shade of negativity in them. However, it is recommended to portray the mental condition as it is, instead of drifting towards negativity.
- Some of the artists who delve into psychedelic art come up with innovative ideas like first coloring the paper in dark (most probably black) shades and then scraping of the color as needed.
The discovery of LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) by Albert Hoffman in 1938 led to the psychedelic art movement. Creation of art in the altered state of consciousness is roughly defined as the psychedelic art. The psychedelic art is very much similar to the Surrealist movement in many aspects. It is the process of drawing inspiration from the mental state of hallucination. Visual arts were the manifestations of such altered state of mind along with literary works of Andre Masson and Remedios Varo. The authors/writers involved in the Surrealist movement contributed largely to the psychedelic artworks. Most notable of the literary works were Journey to the land of Tarahumara by Antonin Artaud. The experiences related to hashish and mascaline were presented by Henri Michaux in his book, the Miserable Miracle.
Trippy art is one of the most important forms of visual and literary arts of today's times. One can reach the depths of his mental state and layers through this art form. It is necessary to explore as much as possible to bring out the best in terms of quality and trueness of our experiences. It is said that visual art or artists should think more about giving a real or 'day-to-day life' kind of a look to their creations. However, it necessary to understand that depicting the present state of mind and expressing the true experiences is most important. Thus, one should remain honest to himself/herself and contribute to the psychedelic art.
