Psychedelic Art

by Robert E.L. Masters, Jean Houston

CONTENTS: Psychedelic art & society; Art & psychedelic experience; Context, value & direction, by Barry N. Schwartz; The psychedelic artist, by Stanley Krippner. 30 color and 110 b/w illustrations. Bibliography.

Genres: Art

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

A biography from a 1962 copy of Forbidden Sexual Behavior and Morality: "R. E. L. Masters, former director of the Library of Sex Research, is a world-famous sexologist and experimental psychologist who, in the course of his work, has also pioneered in the investigation of psychedelic drugs. He is the author or co-author of fourteen books on various areas of sexology. His earlier work on sexual behavior includes THE CRADLE OF EROTICA, EROS AND EVIL, PROSTITUTION AND MORALITY, and SEX CRIMES IN HISTORY. He is co-author of THE VARIETIES OF PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE, the first comprehensive study of the effects of LSD upon human personality, and PSYCHEDELIC ART."

Reviews

[Neal Umphred · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books on psychedelic art before psychedelic art became a style. The excellent text includes one of the best descriptions of the "layers" of the psychedelic experience I have read. Highly recommended for historians, "experienced" readers, and psychonaut wannabes.