Where the 1960s "psychedelic" look came from 

YoungerOstrich9 brutalism is a joke

Yea that line stuck out to me too

@@jackhedeman4969 peace to every crease on your brain

*too

Yea because the idea of Less is More from minimalists influenced what is today, beautiful

Because it was.

yes

EXACTLY wes Wilsons biggest inspo was art nouveau

Art nouveau* :)

yes, and the "on acid" is the psychedelic look, not the art nouveau part.

and works in tech and says things like "tacos!" and "coffee black like my heart" while subscribing to a monthly reading list of YA fiction in their financially ascendant 20s

Correct. Because they went to college, they're knowledgeable, but also very trendy and like to Race Bait.

vice is better tbh

@@killian6901 oh indeed

@@killian6901 😂😂😂

Vester Tripps is the legit psychedelic plug. He got lsd dmt MDMA shrooms and others.....

Hit him up on Instagram.....

The fashion is kinda coming back I think the decor will too

I hope so too, but with these new pop artists, who don't really have the core of rock and psychedelic styles...it's something that has become history.

It is back in a big way everywhere..

flowershavesacs agreed! Excellent research.

Really though? All I’ve ever had to do is use google.

Don't be shallow minded...

PaperParade Good for you.

Tip: Google ”Psychedelic art nouveau posters”. Tip#2: You won't be disappointed.

AvengingTiki we are going through a Memphis reseurgance in design right now. The children have found the 80’s

@@Ursaminor31 Yeah, new eighties are roaring and I'm just waiting here for the 90's and early 2000s to get their shine back. Too soon, man.

@@DarkAngelEU what do you mean? the 90s are so popular right now its unbelievable. Fashion is being influenced the most

@@DarkAngelEU I think the point was sort of to get the weed, LSD, and love/peace preaching back.. And insanely good music. No other decade has had that since :(

LETS BEGIN

lol

@@laylaok8049 omg hahah that’s genius

you learn something new everyday.

what about the 70s brown look everywhere it even sounded brown back then hehehh haven't seen a revival of that one since

That's beautiful

no

4:00

Partially correct

Yes and no.

i mean that too

Its art nouveau with vivid colors

Art nouveau and psychedelic art design has always been my favourite.. but until I saw this video I never realised they're intertwined, it's uncanny

@@dcondankz someone could 'acidize' some art nouveau building just for the sake of the connecting concepts also I would NOT complain

No one gives credit to how much hindusim has contributed to the psychedelic culture

Very true!.Some of the patterns are usually seen in Indian art.

Groooooovy!

@@anonymuzz99 People talk about the influence of Hinduism on hippies all the time

"Endlessly detailed" can be taken literally in this case. Trying to get to the bottom of psychedelic visuals won't work - the closer you get, the more new and finder structures catch the eye. It's like a Mandelbrot set. I personally love how it's portrayed in this art style. Once you've experienced it yourself, you can see much more in these pieces.

From the Vic era..

*And Edwardian

Back then they were called bohemians. Far more beautiful label if you ask me;)

​@@KarlSnarks That's a bit simplistic. There's overlap, but hipsters can be quite consumerist, many are not particularly devoted to art or academic and are far from radical. "Any good mixer of convivial habits considers he has a right to be called a bohemian. But that is not a valid claim. There are two elements, at least, that are essential to Bohemianism. The first is devotion or addiction to one or more of the Seven Arts; the other is poverty. Other factors suggest themselves: for instance, I like to think of my Bohemians as young, as radical in their outlook on art and life; as unconventional, and, though this is debatable, as dwellers in a city large enough to have the somewhat cruel atmosphere of all great cities." Heh, never really thought of myself as a Bohemian, but I guess I do fit literally every description I've read

@@cathyneill2922 I didn't mean it as an exact equivalence, but more in the way of being counter-cultural, into arts and unconventional (though hipsters became part of the mainstream at some point). They'd probably come closer to the "haute bohème" though. middle-upperclass people who liked the ways of the bohemians and incorporated parts of it in their own lifestyles. Also, from who's the quote?

Omg Lana Del Gob Cosplaying US

To each their own. I think it's the visual equivalent of farts and body odor

@@SmithMrCorona That's because you havent dropped acid

@@bboschboi Who says I haven't?

@@SmithMrCorona why are you here?

John Sanders I subscribe to vox. Why are you?

I said to myself "free acid".

check out white rabbit by jefferson airplane

Honestly

Word!

Yes please

what's the music's name in 0:14 ( not catch me daddy)

Ironic name.

Or it just reminded them of the visuals on psychedelics (which it did). No genius idea behind that. Just art.

@@mikhaelgribkov4117 how is it ironic?

@@bruh3457 Sans *Forgetica* .

@@mikhaelgribkov4117 *Sans* Forgetica

I was wondering while watching this: (and I'm not sure if there's been study on this) did the black metal/grindcore-logo style evolve from the psychedelic font?

​@@timothyhalteman5656 That's an excellent question. No one knows for sure, but the same way that all metal evolved from the acid rock of the 60s, its fair to say that the logo aesthetic was part of this natural evolution too, though I don't think it was conscious. Theres really a lot of interesting similarities between metal culture and psychedelic culture of the 60s. With the psychedelic bands, the less legible your poster, the trippier or groovier your music was expected to be. With metal, less legible = more extreme, as im sure you know.

@@madelinequinn5879 fascinating!!! :D

Metal "font" most likely were influenced by complex interlacing Celtic graphic designs.

Black Metal wasn't a thing yet in the 60s, breh. Horse before the cart. The 60s laid the foundation for metal in general.

And macaroni use to be a slang word for fancy

the Mucha museum in Prague is really cool too (if a bit small)

Alphonse was such a pill ! !

Liked that he was mentioned. Despite being known for art nouveau it was his Slav cycle that's his best work imo.

And now his stuff hangs in every costume shop and every steampunk kid bedroom.

Which one? What's it called?

@@dcondankz Deco Revival

Fashion and design are on an ongoing cycle, styles are constantly being brought back and reinvented

@@dcondankz Art Deco is also having a comeback this decade, if you squint a bit

Adelaide Abashov I thought the 80s had the biggest art Deco revival? Or was that just a continuation of/left over from the 70s? Edit: I was thinking of the early/mid-80s, it must have been left over from the 70s or continuing a journey from fashion to mainstream.

Me

@@Speedofsound9 whoosh

me lol

Mark Mulvenna r/ihavereddit

@@Wavezzzz601 woosh x2

Not true, first time we went to the moon, that was 💯% original

@@nicluvin3731 that was an evolution of general exploration. Explorers looking for new land or exploring the depths of the ocean. Of course people would look to the stars next.

How do you explain cubism then?

@@madelinequinn5879 cubism evolved from Paul Cézannes work and was highly influenced by african face masks.

The strings are all connected

Could you recommend more resources to learn about this? I loved the video but it was much too short!

Agreed! I'm surprised we got a full-fledged Vox video on such a niche topic.

Thank you for the clarification. I'm a huge Art Nouveau fan, but also love Arts and Crafts.

Paula Genta my kinda person

Same😌

Same

Why did my brain come up with the exact same comment

You got it right! ;)

Theodore Kaczynski was another artist

@@nsbmreviewingguy36 A true master of his craft

Good artists copy, great artists steal

thank you! i was a bit dissapointed they didn't mention that at all, since the art nouveau style was largely inspired by the influx of art from newly opened japan, which ended its isolation period just earlier

@Death Omen mucha was in the late 18/early 19 hundreds...... woodblock prints and 2d style artistry is centuries old, and was formed in japans isolation period.

@@antoinettemccall171 I am guessing is because it would make the video to long to take in all aspects from both these moments. Hippy posters where not just inspired by Art Nouveau, but one can clearly see the influence. And Art Nouveau did not come just as a reactionary movement against the industrialization. But is clearly one of the driving factors with is more natural look compared to the often hash industry that birthed it. Naturally with a more open world influences from all over the world started to seep in to inspire this new art style. With Orientalism being a big contributing factor.

American Pride Said is truly incredible at writing, a must read for any literary analysis tbh

More names!

@@Deenyzz hapshash and the coloured coat is a good one! H-O-P-P- Why?

Rick Griffin, Kelly-Mouse Studios.

So what era was L’art Nouveau borrowed from?

@@dewilew2137 perhaps the mid- Renaissance or earily Brouke movement?

And acid

sounds a lot like the present

@@bugi9309 acid was legal back then

The LSDDDDDDDDD

ぽっかり尻穴 ;(

@Lee Justin a crockpot is a crockery pot for cooking, I take it you haven't really tried many drugs, or cooked many meals 🤣

@@zofiasophia um yeah sure definitely...

They didn't trade it, the president banned it to damage the hippy and black communities because they were anti-war.

But studies are showing psychedelics do have medicinal value. One dose if handled well in the right setting can cause 6 months of lowered anxiety and depression.

Peacocks is India..its our national bird and we also have the most in the world if im not wrong

Me too. Was able to make it to some of a few concerts before the Fillmore closed. I was so young, just got a chance to catch on to the tail end. Went to more at Winterland.

You’ve got the eye!

..........

Alphonse is an excellent choice. One of my favorites.

4:00

. Consider the influence of opium and absinthe on Art Nouveau .

@Death Omen but they should (and should be).

@Death Omen At our schools we learn the basic art styles and influential artists of their time period. Then again we have a ton of art history in Europe. Our cities are basically museums in their own right.

Because during the art nouveau era drugs were so not a thing...

Mm very typical of western media. where can I find out more about this?

Exactly the part about art being in everyday utilities 🤔 hmmm this was same thought when they found porcelain

@@Gabby-kb9vv look up hinduisms link to psychedelic culture. Even hippies wearing dreadlocks come from that as Shiva used to have dreadlocks and he was a cannabis user

@@anonymuzz99 There was a 60s rock artist/guitarist (a very famous one too. I forgot his name) that depicted himself as a Hindu god in one of his album covers. Very disrespectful.

@@parkchimmin7913 I never know if anyone is being serious or snide anymore ever.

19MAD95 greatest sentence of all time

imagine being born to that generation

@@kikidulalinko5570 I was 13 during the Summer of Love. We lived 30 miles from San Francisco. I was so curious. What was going on over there? There was no way to get there like now from the suburbs. That was probably a good thing. Lol!

⁠@@adc2327 I was seven, I lived two blocks from Haight in a Victorian with my Irish-American family. Upstairs was a mixed-race couple who took us kids (esp. me) around the City in their VW. I went to a love-in in a meadow in Golden Gate Park, picked out buttons at head shops, listen to some wild music. My parents were oblivious to it all. I have happy memories. As a seven-year-old, I was protected and loved. As a 13-year-old, yes, your experience might not have been as bright and light, especially in the years after '67.

@@adc2327 Ha! Yes there was a way to get there, I began hitching at 8 years old in the whole bay region. It was THE way to get there!!!

@@brendasmart553 Yikes! Maybe so. I wasn't brave enough for that. Between 1972 and 1973 Edmund Kemper killed young women hitch hikers in the Bay Area. Killed his grandparents in the 60s. No thanks! Glad you were safe.

We are on the same Astral Plane, my friend. @)

Facts

When you find yourself saying “....I understand”

Testify!

I'm so interested in the experience but am terrified of having a bad trip

I did two grams last time, it was a thrilling experience and I enjoyed it

(doctor_mckenzie) Got psych's*

This whole thing is pretty new to me, can I try 3grams?

@@Dwayne638 Is he on on Instagram or what?

lol ! I was born to the generation too My parent's friend apparently had '' a psychedelic bedsit '' that smelt of patchouli He was also in one of those Space Rock Bands

@@chiara1194 I personally am not too familiar with Sezessionstil, but in general with these style movements I think it's worth noting they're generalisations and often after the fact. I mean, we SAY "art nouveau" and "jugendstil" are the French and German names for the same movement, and there are definitely parallels - but they're not exactly the same. If you look at architecture and interior design (I think the two most important aspects of the style, much moreso than painting), German jugend tends to favour straight lines and romantic medievalism more than the flowing, otherworldly lines of the Paris metro or Mucha's posters. Or if you go to Scandinavia, where I'm from, the national romantic medievalism is intensified even further (see the Helsinki railway station, for instance). So who's to say where one style ends and another begins? And much of the big floral patterns, although one aspect of jugendstil/art nouveau, are already present in the earlier English arts & crafts movement, particularly William Morris patterns. On the other hand, alongside this romantic naturalism jugend/art nouveau also features some very stark, futuristic, geometrical patterns anticipating art deco. I personally love this duality of nature/history or artifice/futurism in the style, but it's not that obvious in the most famous examples (Mucha etc.).

We have over 300 records but don't always play them. Fantastic album artwork is the main reason we have kept them since the 1960s and 1970s. Some have stickers, playing cards, booklets, etc. in them. We even have a Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers album with a real pants zipper embedded in the cover. How cool is that?

@@eb7713 that is really cool. I would love that Sticky Fingers one. It's an 80s re-release but I have Sgt. Peppers as well, and that has the little insert with the cut outs for the moustache and army pins and all that. As well as Purple Rain with the pull out full size poster of The Revolution. These both came from my aunt and she is notorious for cutting things up for collages so I'm grateful she did NOT with those two

That's right. I hope you held on to some. I was too young. I didn't get to go until 1970. I was still too young. My parents knew I was a music fan. I could go to any concert I wanted. I remember my father dropping me off at a music festival to see Jimi Hendrix alone. I was 15!

And japanese illustrations were influenced by chinese art

Wasn't Japonisne more influential in impressionism?

Bri10 both are clearly influenced by woodblock prints and a focus on nature

Yes, and it also contributed to the emergence of French-Belgian comics. There is a direct link between Japanese woodblock prints and the "ligne claire" you can see in particular in Hergé's Tintin.

Good point, it did,

​@ghost mall Hi! I was not thinking specially in the fonts used on cover albums, rather on the aesthetic in some music videos from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Adore and even a bit from Machina. Specially 'Tonight, tonight', 'Zero', 'Thirty-three', 'Ava Adore' and 'Stand inside your Love'. In there you can see a lot of late XIX century imaginery, George Méliès early pictures, Julio Verne's literature, Oscar Wilde's 'Salomé' playwright and all the 'freak-fairy' phenomenon. Of course, I am not claiming SP was univocal influenced by victorian or art nouveau. They went through many stages (psych, noise, grunge, alternative, industrial, etc) and ultimately developed a visual and sonic signature style.