I think optical illusions are a great part of psychedelia art. They generally aren't recognized but share most of the elements that define psychedelia art. These elements are Bright colors or contrasting colors. Lots of in-depth detail, Kaleidoscopic, paisley or fractal patterns and the morphing of objects or themes.
Psychedelia art was at its largest during the period of 1965 - 1975 and is said to be initiated through the use of psychedelic drugs. Though during this period a lot of artists working in the psychedelic area where on drugs it isn't to be said that it is necessary to be on drugs to develop and produce such stylistic art pieces in todays times. The art work really started to break through as a accompaniment to psychedelic music, such as backgrounds and cd covers and music posters. Such as Woodstock, or from the music of Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd.
Salvador Dali is more commonly regarded as a surrealist artist, but it isn't uncommon for some of his works to pass across into psychedelia art. He used the morphing of bodies and objects a lot and also contrasting colors. Influenced strongly by Freud and said to be the reason why he morphed his animals and human figures, linked with Freuds ideas of sexual representations. other influences where Luis Bunuel (a surrealist film maker), Garcia Lorca (an avant garde poet) and even Hitler (mainly his figure).
Dali used a lot of contrasting colors and morphing in his work which is why he can cross over into the psychedelia realm even though the time of his work was well before and mainly outside of the psychedelic period as he died at the end of it. Here are some examples of his work
To be continued.............
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