Psychedelic art

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Psychedelic art is a visually intense, often abstract art style associated with the 1960s counterculture, characterized by vivid colors, swirling patterns, and imagery meant to evoke or reflect altered states of consciousness.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
American psychedelic art movement 1
Psychedelic art canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (108)

Predicate Object
instanceOf art movement ⓘ
counterculture art ⓘ
visual art style ⓘ
hasCharacteristic abstract forms ⓘ
album cover format ⓘ
blacklight-reactive colors ⓘ
collage elements ⓘ
concert light show integration ⓘ
cosmic imagery ⓘ
cosmic landscapes ⓘ
decorative frames ⓘ
dense visual layering ⓘ
distorted lettering ⓘ
distorted space ⓘ
dreamlike scenes ⓘ
fantastical creatures ⓘ
figurative elements ⓘ
flowing composition ⓘ
flowing, melting forms ⓘ
fluid organic forms ⓘ
fractal-like structures ⓘ
geometric ornamentation ⓘ
hallucinatory visuals ⓘ
hand-drawn posters ⓘ
hand-drawn typography ⓘ
hand-rendered textures ⓘ
high contrast ⓘ
intense saturation ⓘ
intricate line work ⓘ
kaleidoscopic imagery ⓘ
layered transparency effects ⓘ
mandala-like compositions ⓘ
morphing shapes ⓘ
murals ⓘ
neon color palettes ⓘ
nonlinear perspective ⓘ
optical distortion ⓘ
organic-mechanical hybrids ⓘ
ornamental borders ⓘ
ornate borders ⓘ
ornate detail ⓘ
ornate lettering ⓘ
overprinting effects ⓘ
pattern overloading ⓘ
poster format ⓘ
posterization effects ⓘ
psychedelic lettering ⓘ
radial compositions ⓘ
radiating lines ⓘ
spiritual symbolism ⓘ
surreal imagery ⓘ
swirling patterns ⓘ
symbolic iconography ⓘ
symmetry ⓘ
trippy patterns ⓘ
underground comix aesthetics ⓘ
use of Rorschach-like symmetry ⓘ
use of airbrush effects ⓘ
use of anthropomorphic forms ⓘ
use of checkerboard patterns ⓘ
use of collage ⓘ
use of concentric circles ⓘ
use of concentric radiance ⓘ
use of contrasting complementary colors ⓘ
use of cosmic backgrounds ⓘ
use of decorative drop caps ⓘ
use of decorative scrollwork ⓘ
use of dripping forms ⓘ
use of floral motifs ⓘ
use of glowing centers ⓘ
use of glowing outlines ⓘ
use of gradients ⓘ
use of hand-drawn frames ⓘ
use of hybrid creatures ⓘ
use of layered silhouettes ⓘ
use of layered text and image ⓘ
use of lotus motifs ⓘ
use of melting typography ⓘ
use of mirrored imagery ⓘ
use of moiré patterns ⓘ
use of morphing faces ⓘ
use of ornamental borders with text ⓘ
use of ornamental filigree ⓘ
use of ornamental type flourishes ⓘ
use of overlapping figures ⓘ
use of overlapping translucent shapes ⓘ
use of paisley patterns ⓘ
use of photomontage ⓘ
use of radial bursts ⓘ
use of radiating halos ⓘ
use of rainbow gradients ⓘ
use of sacred geometry ⓘ
use of spirals ⓘ
use of stars ⓘ
use of swirling clouds ⓘ
use of symbolic eyes ⓘ
use of symbolic moons ⓘ
use of symbolic skulls ⓘ
use of symbolic suns ⓘ
use of symbolic third eye ⓘ
use of zoomorphic forms ⓘ
visionary motifs ⓘ
visual complexity ⓘ
visual illusions ⓘ
visual references to Eastern religions ⓘ
visual repetition ⓘ
visual rhythm ⓘ
vivid colors ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Surrealism → influenced → Psychedelic art ⓘ
Bill Walker → partOf → American psychedelic art movement ⓘ
linked to: Psychedelic art