Around 1970, LSD first began to appear on sheets of perforated blotter paper. I get the feeling that whoever created that print must have an accomplished portfolio - and likely a recognisable style.Įarly on in the underground trade of illegal LSD, it was distributed in pills or capsules, or sometimes dropped onto sugar cubes. Do we know when these tabs (or that design) first started circulating? 1990s - or later? The one that stands out to me more than many others is the Hoffmann bicycle tabs.ĭoes anyone know any sort of background on these? It is such an impressive design. One thing i sometimes wonder is the origin of some blotter art.Īre any of the designers known or credited with creating the more notable designs? Some of them are incredibly well designed motifs. In many ways, i suppose much of the same could be said about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.įinding mythically good tabs can feel to some of us like locating the Golden Ticket!
The surrealism fits perfectly - even if the drugs themselves weren't part of Lewis Carroll's personal experience. It's been a long, long time since i read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and i can't remember if the way Willy Wonka is depicted in the film is true to the way he is described in the book?Įither way, the Mad Hatter (and Alice in Wonderland imagery generally) fits into a lot of psychedelic imagery (and turns up all through the culture."white rabbit" comes immediately to mind). ^ that's a good summation, Solipsis - it's the Mad Hatter for sure. there's also Wingdings on there - I have no clue what Comic Sans worshipping cult that refers to?īy the way, tangent thought: I think it's funny that if it's probable that there is extraterrestrial life, why would people who believe in reincarnation think that they would reincarnate on earth? pĪnyway it doesn't have to be a Van Gogh painting on blotter art, it just has to be appreciated for whatever ink is on the paper, not what drug is in the paper. And it's funny that all of them lead to the same 'Way'. Hehe I've not taken the religious symbol blotter myself that you posted (though I took a bunk € sign blotter once as my very first time - and economy is a form of religion and it's ironic that it was bunk - bankrupt p ), but I've been aware of it for some time.ĭoesn't seem completely fair that when you are offered one single hit off that sheet you are forced to have a random religion, but then again being born randomly in the world can mean that you are raised with a random religion, lol. Which as I explained is actually quite a different sentiment than "Blotter art appreciation" (it's batch appreciation), and also not a PD topic. I think you missed the point :D I didn't judge it as 'not art', I was seriously doubting that the ohm art itself was the reason for putting it in the spotlight, rather than the reputation of the batch having that art.
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