Documenting Drugs: The Artful Intoxications of Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Thursday 7 April 2022 at 10:59
In pursuit of Pure Form, the Polish artist known as “Witkacy” would consume peyote, cocaine, and other intoxicants before creating pastel portraits. Juliette Bretan takes a trip through Witkiewicz’s chemical forays, including his 1932 Narcotics, a genre-bending treatise that warns of the hazards of drugs while seductively recollecting their delirious effects.
Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/documenting-drugs