It was available for purchase from Sandoz laboratories in Switzerland, where Hofmann worked and many medical applications were under research.Īfter the US government made LSD illegal people continued to use LSD, but it was manufactured and distributed through underground illegal channels. While it was legal LSD was distributed mostly in liquid form and as pills, capsules, or sometimes dropped onto sugar cubes.
Albert Hofmann holding a Timothy Leary Blotter Art Sheet (via Blotter Barn) LSD was legal in the beginning including in The USA until it became illegal in California on October 6, 1966, and other states and countries soon followed. Exposed to black light it takes on an extra trippy dimension that’s sure to become a great talking point.Can illegal drug distribution turn into an artform? Can collecting art get you in jail? And how did a system for labeling illegal substances turned into a way of preserving psychedelic culture’s history and a thriving collector’s’ market? And where can you learn about all that? Answers and a glimpse into almost 50 years of LSD art inside.Īlbert Hofmann (11 January 1906 – 29 April 2008) was a Swiss scientist who was the first person to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide ( LSD), a drug that came to be synonymous with the 50s and 60s beatnik and hippy generations in The USA and worldwide. Please note, this is just art, though the design is printed on to a acid blotter it has not been treated with LSD.Ī great gift or addition to your home, office or studio. As with all art we recommend keeping it out of direct sunlight and avoiding moisture to retain it’s quality and colour Each acid blotter comes with a certificate of authenticity. Printed on lush high quality archival grade blotter paper using premium offset printing (meaning it is museum art gallery standard, it will retain its quality and vibrancy for decades to come, no colour fading). Also known for forming the glorious Merry Pranksters group who notably travelled across the United States in a psychedelic school bus sharing the joys of LSD with anyone willing to take part in their famous “acid tests” involving all manner of live music performed by the Grateful Dead alongside mind blowing psychedelic light shows. Ken was one of the key icons of 60s psychedelic movement in America, a counterculture icon and key proponent for advocating the positive use of LSD. With a trippy lineage, son of famous author Ken Kesey.
Zane Kesey is internationally renowned for producing the highest quality LSD blotter acid art prints.
We were lucky enough to secure some for Printdub.
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ViNNi KiNiKi, an internationally exhibiting and published artist creates all manner of trippy urban style psychedelic art, after a chance encounter with Zane Kesey of KEY-Z productions they produced this limited edition series of signed and numbered blotter acid art prints, each limited to 100 copies. Exclusive and limited-edition, signed and numbered LSD blotter art design by the artist ViNNi KiNiKi, printed with love by the legendary KEY-Z productions. “Alien Venus Fractal” A highly psychedelic original art piece, sure to make a great talking point.
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