Artist Takes Every Drug Known to Man, Draws Self Portraits After Each Use
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Artist Takes Every Drug Known to Man, Draws Self Portraits After Each Use
I thought it was interesting.
Interesting.
I can see from his artwork how he's suffering brain damage from those drugs. But I'm surprised to see some of his artwork after taking drugs are just abstract lines. Has drug made his brain simple or his consciousness is no longer there after he took the drug?
That's a good question. I mean obviously the guy can draw, but some drawings were worse than my kids when he was on certain things. I can only hope this was done over a long period of time and not on some daily roulette.
And to add on some of his self-portraits look disturbing to me.
I bet his doctors have trouble treating his psycosis with the pcp/lighter fluid add in with the Seroquel.
Lol the dmt one, half scribbles half geometry.
Yeah there are quite a few 'interesting' self-portraits there; especially the DMT one which is a bit fascinating.
I fancy doing a 'drawing' myself!
However seeing some of the hospital pics on there has brought back some painful memories for me. This includes the past, present and the (possible) future.
I always remember when Dad had been on Morphine after a big Op. where he told us about the bad hallucinations he had experienced, where he said, "I know where the film people get their ideas from now!"
So, you're a doctor right, one who can tell someone is suffering brain damage as a result of taking drugs, just by looking at these drawings? Clearly the drugs have an effect on this brain chemistry, that's what they do...but who are you to make judgements about brain damage? If you really look at some of these drawings, you'd be silly to say that they just "made his brain simple". I like the dmt and shrooms drawings best.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carrot
Awesome find btw Auron. I don't even know what some of those drugs are.
He said so after his experiment that "Within weeks I became lethargic and suffered mild brain damage". I looked at his drawings, felt that a few of them emphasised on the distortion of the brain/face and so I made the inference that his brain damage was reflected in his drawings too.Quote:
Originally Posted by nina
And I didn't mean anything bad when I said his brain became simpler. Since when is "simple" a bad thing? Simple is good, you focus less on the complications of life. I just got the feeling from his drawing that his world became much more straightforward after he took some types of drugs.
Why are you offended? I'm not even anti-drugs.
Oh, I didn't read that. If that's the case, then I wonder how he came to that conclusion? How did he know it wasn't just a side effect from taking the drugs versus something more permanent like brain damage? Question is not directed at you btw, I'm just asking in general.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carrot
Also some of these drugs are taken at low (or normal) dosages, and some of them are just, uh antibiotics, and yet the drawings are still really messed up. He should have done more drawings not on drugs so we could compare what his normal style is like imo.
Same here....but I have pharmacology in a few months....so that's probably going to change.Quote:
Originally Posted by nina
He probably has never taken any drugs in his life before so the sudden intake of too many drugs were too much for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by nina
I don't think this is true...I mean, at least in my experience I don't know too many people that would go "0" to "lab rat" in a few weeks. Some of the drugs he took required some type of prescription to begin with, so he wasn't totally brand new to it all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carrot
Wow! My favorite is the PCP one.
What he drew while on Bath Salts is the scariest IMO.
I really doubt this. Maybe there is additional information about his history somewhere that would be useful, I'm too lazy to search though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carrot
I had to google bath salts, because I had no idea if this was a slang term or if people actually try to get high from eating bath salts.
Oh, you never heard about the guy down in Miami who ate some dudes face off while on bath salts? According to the medical examiner, he wasn't high off of it...but that was the main story at the time. So much zombie talk when it happened too.Quote:
Originally Posted by nina
Argh I'm trying to imagine that. Is our teeth sharp enough to chew off one's face?Quote:
Originally Posted by Auron
Probably (based on assumption) crazy people have bitten off fingers in the past, but I'd imagine it would be tough to get that first break in the epidermis, and then everything else have to be worked away from that central location. Oh, and lets not forget about being completely out of ones mind. Crazy strength is something to behold.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carrot
Dmt...
http://cultso.com/wp-content/uploads...tbrownies.jpeg
This one cracked me up.
The Coke one scares me. It almost seems that he drew some with the idea in mind what it should look like due to the drug's stereotypes.
Getting a general idea of what he looks like from all the pictures, he looks to have Down Syndrome or something. So maybe he had some mental disorders to begin with.
Can't really judge a guys medical signs by looking at self portraits he drew. I'm not saying that all artist do drugs, but most of them who have probabaly tried to create art while on their poison of choice. No one ever says "he probably had brain damage" or 'a chromosomal issue' when they see art. Most people look at the art itself and take it in for what it is. Later on when the truth comes out that the person was on drugs when they drew x y and z it's okay. Art is one of the most truely intimate things that a person can create, and when someone comes across not even judging the work, but the artist, it's kind of like spitting on their souls. Just saying.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dianeva
Can't really judge a guys medical signs by looking at self portraits he drew. I'm not saying that all artist do drugs, but most of them who have probabaly tried to create art while on their poison of choice. No one ever says "he probably had brain damage" or 'a chromosomal issue' when they see art. Most people look at the art itself and take it in for what it is. Later on when the truth comes out that the person was on drugs when they drew x y and z it's okay. Art is one of the most truely intimate things that a person can create, and when someone comes across not even judging the work, but the artist, it's kind of like spitting on their souls. Just saying.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dianeva
Saw this before in another thread on dv awhile ago. Looked at all of them before. Very interesting idea.
I agree. I only meant that, looking at his face, it looks like he might have Down Syndrome. Even though the paintings were influenced by drugs, you can get a general idea of what he must look like in person by considering them all together. By saying "maybe he had some mental disorders to begin with" I didn't intend to imply he definitely has any now. And if he did it would be a completely separate issue from my appreciation of the art itself. Some of it was brilliant.Quote:
Originally Posted by Auron
can't believe there wasn't a lsd one :(
I thought that too when I first looked at the drawings, but then I didn't want to make assumptions about the way he might look based on them. But his face does seem to exhibit some mild characteristics associated with Down's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dianeva
Also, why do you say that he drew some with an image/stereotype already in his mind? Which drawings/drugs are you referring to? The DMT one for example, is a pretty stereotypical DMT-like sort of image...but it's only something that someone on DMT would draw. From looking at many artist's work, I've been able to conclude that DMT can cause very similar hallucinations in many people. Same with shrooms/lsd/etc. So why would you assume that he already knows what he is going to draw based on a stereotype, rather than, if he just drew whatever he felt like once he was on the drug.
He did most of these coming down or walking up, not during the peak. I think he went in with a preconceived notion and drew what everyone expects of that particular drug. Artist are so full of shit, mostly. Some of those meds won't get you high period, I've been on them. Good art, though.
Maybe the drugs' effects were really all that caused him to paint himself in certain ways. I just got the feeling that in some cases the preconceptions exaggerated certain qualities. I'm not saying that's definitely the case, and if it is there's nothing wrong with it. I'd probably do the same thing subconsciously at least. But I don't even know what most of these drugs are supposed to do, so can only judge a few. These are a few that gave me the idea:Quote:
Originally Posted by nina
Hash - The brightly colored abstract lines in the background are pretty much the stereotype.
Butane Honey Oil - I've never heard of this drug before, but the warm honey-colored image seems to describe the name ('honey oil') a bit too perfectly. Unless by coincidence it makes you feel exactly what it sounds like.
Crystalmeth - Image looks like cracked glass, like the drug itself.
Pot Brownies - No need to explain this one.
honey oil is like extremely potent liquid hash.
And I think I can believe he drew them while high I think. I've made really good drawings while high before.
must find DV quotes and reck this!Quote:
Originally Posted by saltyseedog
To late I changed it. It doesn't count now.
Too late he still has that original sentence quoted in his post.Quote:
Originally Posted by saltyseedog
just about to say that O_O it's so creepy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zhaylin
Loritab 10mg one scarier than all of the others imo
I'm not sure why but I like the one drawn with resin. It made me giggle.
Loved the one done in Cocaine. xD ...BATH SALTS looks horrifying. o___o