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drugs: visual art versus audible art
sac_magic:
I notice that no one has mentioned some of the more overt stimulants like ecstacy or amphetamines. I find that while making me far more unfocused, they can produce some pretty interesting results in terms of finding it easier to express what was already there.
Kai:
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the only think i noticed is that if you're involved in any form of art, i.e. visual, aural, or literature, you probably smoke or have smoked some form of tobacco at least once in your life.
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Hmm, I guess I must be the exception to the rule.
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I am too. The only "drug" I actually take is caffeine (bcause coffee is pretty much my favorite drink ever). I find it just makes my guitar playing and whatnot more focused. Like a mini-ritalin or something. Because I swear I have an acute ADD but I don't care enough to actually get diagnosed.
McTaggart:
Come to Australia, where anyone can be diagnosed ADHD*.
I'm also an exception to iamyourpirates observation. The actually artistic subset of the people I know who dabble in the arts tend to be far on the cleaner side. The people who just draw pretty pictures and play their favourite bands' songs are more often the other sort.
*note: I'm am in no way saying that ADHD or any other behavioural or mental disorder doesn't exist.
timehat:
--- Quote from: Kai --- I swear I have an acute ADD but I don't care enough to actually get diagnosed.
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I think that's probably the ultimate diagnosis right there.
Aneurhythmia:
--- Quote from: Synchronicity ---I can't say that I feel like taking drugs is "cheating" because I take ADD and anxiety meds and although they don't change my way of making art, they do give me new perspectives on the world. I wouldn't want to do [illigel] drugs no matter the reason...
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There's a contradiction there. One could argue that these drugs giving you "new perspectives on the world" necessarily influences the way you make art. That said, while the effect is more pronounced, many "illegal" drugs bring about fundamentally similar alterations of perspective more than anything else.
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