Art Psychedelic
by John "Brojo" Wooldridge
PSYCHEDELIC ARTISTS:
[This is a comprehensive list of artists whom I personally consider to be "psychedelic". Judge for yourself, though, because such things are highly subjective.]
DEFINITELY Psychedelic artists:
- John Alcom
- S. Allen
- Arab [re. Blue Cheer's Outside Inside artwork]
- Richard Avedon
- Peter Bailey
- Carol Behan [also see "Fish Prods."]
- Steve Benton [re. holography; creator of Benton-type holograms]
- Peter Blake [designed both the 3-D/holographic LP cover of The Rolling Stones' Their Satanic Majesty's Request and the album cover of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]
- Jim Bl[a?]shfield [created the artwork of several Fillmore posters]
- Michael Bowen
- Phil [Brown?] [re. my purple tie-dyed psychedelic t-shirt]
- Bunnell
- David Byrd
- CCCP [re. Kantner & Grace's Sunfighter artwork]
- Michael Chechik [Fillmore KPFA Benefit 10/30/67 artwork]
- Piermario Ciani [re. The Psychedelic Years artwork]
- Allen Cohen
- Nancy Coner
- Lee Conklin
- Bruce Connor [created artwork for the Trips Festival program]
- Robert "R. Crumb" Crumb [re. comic art]
- Anonim Cuba
- J. Cushing
- Salvador Dali
- Heinz Edelman [common alternate spelling of "Heinz Edelmann"]
- Heinz Edelmann [re. Yellow Submarine artwork; Germany; synonymous with "Heinz Edelman"]
- Michael English
- Ron English [created the Van Gogh-/absinthe-related artwork on Absente's "Absinthe Refined" poster]
- Erial
- Maurits Cornelis "M.C." Escher [re. artwork, mostly psychedelic, esp. Optical Art]
- Michael Ferguson
- the Fool [Dutch foursome which: painted the outside of the Beatles' "'Apple' boutique", painted John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls-Royce, designed the cover of the album The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion by The Incredible String Band, & recorded their own musical album]
- Robert "Bob" Fried
- GDM Inc. [probably "Grateful Dead Merchandising Inc."]
- Theodor Geisel [real name of "Dr. Seuss" & "Theodor Lesieg"]
- Jeremiah J. Gill [contemporary American artist (mostly paintings) consistently psychedelic; Springfield, Missouri, USA]
- Loren Gillette
- Milton Glaser(/Glazer) [USA]
- Jon Goodchild
- Bonnie MacLean Graham [synonym of "Bonnie MacLean"]
- Alex Gray/Grey
- Mick Gray, Alan Moore, & J.H. Williams III [re. Promethea comic book issue #16]
- Herb Greene [important, probably the most important, US 60s-rock photographer]
- Rick Griffin [USA]
- Gary Grimshaw
- Also Gutt/ Also-Gut
- Jon Hanna [mentioned by Reid Stuart]
- Robin Constable Hanson [re. kaleidoscope art, esp. video]
- Hapshash and the Coloured Coat [Michael English & Nigel Waymouth]
- Jack Hatfield
- Maximillian Hellweger
- Leon Hendrix E-S-C
- Hirokatsu Hijikata [Japan]
- Hipgnosis [re. Pink Floyd's artwork]
- J. Flournoy Holmes [also see "D. Powell" and "Wondergraphics"]
- Grass Hopper
- Hovel
- George Hunter
- Robert Indiana
- Greg Irons
- Jack "Jaxon" Jackson [synonymous with "Jaxon"]
- "Jaxon": see "Jack Jackson"
- Dana W. Johnson
- Paul Kagan
- Gunther Keiser [re. AOR 3.185: Hendrix poster w/ wires]
- Alton "Kelly" Kelley [real name of "Kelly"; American psychedelic artist; USA]
- "Kelly": see "Alton Kelley"
- Ryan Kerrigan [re. psychedelic artwork; has done artwork for the Home Grown News Network]
- Jaxon B. Kliban
- T.W. Korpalski
- Nicholas Kouninos [artwork on both BG 92-1 & BG 94-1]
- Cindy LaBreacht [created the artwork on the cover of Trips... by Cheryl Pellerin]
- Jean Larcher [re. Op Art]
- Lawrence
- Dr. Timothy Leary
- Jan Lenica
- Eli Leon
- Theodor Lesieg [pseudonym of Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel used for works he illustrated but didn't write]
- Carl Lundgren
- Bonnie Graham MacLean [USA; the current name of "Bonnie MacLean Graham"]
- Marjorie [re. "California Hall"]
- Joey Mars [re. contemporary psychedelic artwork]
- Bob Masse
- MATI [re. cover artwork on Santana's Abraxas album]
- Peter Max [American psychedelic artist; USA]
- McCartney, Sir Paul [designed the wrapping paper for the Indica bookstore; member of The Beatles]
- J.W. McHugh
- Mike McInnerney
- Joyce Miller
- Sandy Miller
- Stanley "Mouse" Miller [real name of both "Mouse" and with "Stanley Mouse"; American psychedelic artist; USA] [also see "Mouse Studios"]
- Barbara Mitchell [re. kaleidoscope art, esp. video]
- Ufo Mka II
- Moire' [re. Op Art]
- Victor Moscoso
- Levon Mosgofian
- "Mouse": see "Stanley Miller"
- Stanley Mouse: see "Stanley Miller"
- Myers & Johansen III
- Jimms Nelson [Fillmore East artwork]
- Nick Nickolds
- Denis Nolan [an alternate spelling of "Dennis Nolan"]
- Dennis Nolan [an alternate spelling of "Denis Nolan"]
- Dan O'Neill [re. Jefferson Airplane's Volunteers cartoon]
- Norman Orr
- Osiris Visions [publisher re. UFO club]
- Palladini
- Adam Peiperl [re. kaleidoscope art, esp. video]
- Edawrd Phelps, Jr.
- Pierre
- Betsy Pike
- Wilfred "Satty" Podreich [the real name of both "Satty" & "Wilfred Satty"]
- Lawrence "Larry" Poons [re. Optical Art]
- D. Powell [also see "J. Flournoy Holmes" and "Wondergraphics"]
- Terry Quirk
- Raven
- L.S. Rehbock
- Ted Richards
- Bridget Riley [re. Optical Art]
- Willyum Rowe
- Ed Sanders
- "Satty": pseudonym of "Wilfred Podreich"
- Wilfred Satty: pseudonym of "Wilfred Podreich"
- Howard Schatz [re. Optical Art]
- Bob Schnepf [synonymous with, and probably the real spelling of, "Bob Schnepft"]
- Bob Schnepft [rare synonym, probably misspelling, of "Bob Schnepf"]
- Seymour Schwast [USA]
- Clifford Charles Seeley
- Josep Segrelles [Barcelona, Spain]
- "Dr. Seuss": pseudonym of "Theodor Geisel" used for works he both wrote and illustrated
- Martin Sharp
- Gilbert Shelton
- David Singer
- R.K. Sloane
- David Smith
- Elmer W. Smith [re. botanical illustrations of hallucinogenic species & subspecies]
- Jon Stahl
- Felix Stover [Germany]
- Mari Tepper
- Bradbury Thompson
- John Thompson
- Randy Tuten
- Van Ben [re. 3rd Dimension Graphics' psychedelic Jesus poster]
- John Van Hamersveld
- Victor Vasarely [re. Optical Art; synonymous with, and probably the correct spelling of, "Victor Vassarely"]
- Victor Vassarely [common synonym, and probably misspelling, of "Victor Vasarely"]
- Robert Venosa [mentioned by Reid Stuart]
- "Volk"? [sp?] [mentioned by Reid Stuart]
- Louis Wain [20th-century mentally-ill artist; psychedelic artwork of cats]
- Bill Walker [re. The Grateful Dead's Anthem of the Sun artwork]
- Nigel Waymouth [probably synonymous with "Nigel Weymouth"]
- Wess Weiser
- Tom Weller [also see "Joyful Wisdom Ent."]
- The West Will Sun Graffix [recommended by Wes Wilson]
- Nigel Weymouth [probably synonymous with "Nigel Waymouth"]
- Harvey S. Williams
- Jason Brian Wilson [son of Wes Wilson; artist; Springfield, Missouri, USA]
- Wes Wilson [Aurora, Missouri, USA]
- Yando
- Zacron/ZACRON [re. Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin III artwork]
PROBABLY Psychedelic artists:
- Josef Albers [re. Optical Art]
- Richard Anuszkiewicz [re. Optical Art]
- Aubrey Beardsley
- Daniel Clyne
- Max Conlon [re. Australian aboriginal art]
- Pam Hall [re. Australian aboriginal art]
- Francois Morellet [re. Optical Art]
- Kenneth Noland [re. Optical Art]
- "Savage Pencil"
- Manuel "Spain" Rodriguez [re. comic art]
- Jesus-Rafael Soto [re. Optical Art]
- Andy Warhol
- Robert Williams [re. comic art]
- S. Clay Wilson [re. comic art]
SOMEWHAT Psychedelic artists:
- E. Barque [Vilafranca of the Penedes]
- A.M. Cassandre: see "Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron"
- Seymour Chwast
- H.R. Giger
- E. McKnight Kauffer [USA]
- Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron, a.k.a. A.M. Cassandre
- Chris Pederson
- Gary B. Trudeau [re. Doonesbury comic art]
POSSIBLY Psychedelic artists:
- Joan Chase
- George Conger [re. The Grateful Dead's American Beauty photograph]
- Gustav Klimt
- Mary Anne Mayer
- Alphonse Mucha
- John Toorop
Misc. Psychedelic TERMS:
PSYCHEDELIC PRODUCTION COMPANIES, SHOWS, & PERIODICAL-COLUMNS:
- Berkeley Bonaparte company/ Berkely-Bonaparte
- Bill Graham Presents [also see "The Fillmore", "The Fillmore East", "The Fillmore West", & "The Winterland"]
- C&D Visionary
- Family Dog Productions [also see "The Avalon Ballroom"]
- Fantasy Unlimited
- Fish Prods. [also see "Carol Behan"]
- the Fool [Dutch foursome which: painted the outside of the Beatles' "'Apple' boutique", painted John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls-Royce, designed the cover of the album The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion by The Incredible String Band, & recorded their own musical album]
- GDM Inc. [probably "Grateful Dead Merchandising Inc."]
- "Graham, Bill": see "Bill Graham Presents" under "B"
- Hapshash and the Coloured Coat [Michael English & Nigel Waymouth]
- High Art [re. High Times magazine]
- Hipgnosis [re. Pink Floyd's artwork]
- The Joint Show [Griffin, Kelly, Moscoso, Mouse, & Wilson]
- The Joint Show II [Griffin, Kelly, Moscoso, Mouse, & Wilson]
- Joyful Wisdom Ent. [also see "Tom Weller"]
- Mouse Studios
- Neon Rose [also see "The Matrix"]
- Osiris Visions [publisher re. UFO club]
- Wondergraphics [also see "J. Flournoy Holmes" and "D. Powell"]
- and others
PSYCHEDELIC GALLERIES & PUBLICATIONS:
- Cosmic Paper
- The Fitz Hugh Ludlow Memorial Library
- The Moore Gallery
- The Museum of Rock Art (Daytona Beach, Florida)
- Off The Wall [defunct poster-art-related periodical published by Wes Wilson out of Aurora, Missouri]
- The Postermat Gallery/ The Postermat
- The Print Mint
- The Psychedelic Shop
- Psychedelic Solution/Solutions
- The San Francisco Art Institute
- The San Francisco Oracle
- and many others
TYPES OF PSYCHEDELIC DESIGNS, GENRES, Etc.:
- abstract art
- acid rock
- arabesques
- Art Psychedelic
- Benton holograms [one type of holograms; named after creator Steve Benton]
- black light
- blacklight
- blacklite
- Day-Glo
- fluorescent/neon colors
- fluoro [blacklight-responsive artwork]
- fractals
- glow-in-the-dark products
- gobos
- "God's eye"s
- "hippie daisies"
- holograms
- holography
- Huichol yarn art
- kaleidoscopes
- kaleidoscopic
- lumia
- "Magic Eye"s
- mandalas
- Nouveau Frisco
- ["Nouveau Nouveau"?]
- Op Art [a synonym of "Optical Art"]
- "opposing colors"
- Optical Art [a synonym of "Op Art"]
- optical illusions
- paisley
- paislies/paisleys
- psychedelic
- pucci (a style of dresses)
- split-fountain printing
- Surrealism
- techno
- VJ ["video jockey"]
- yantras
- and many others
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