Thomas Zipp - Contemporary Artists

A.B.:H.G.:B.16.

A.B.:H.G.:B.16. The Saatchi Gallery
 

Thomas Zipp

A.B.:H.G.:B.16.

2005
Acrylic and oil on canvas / Mixed Media

(2 parts)

Asked about his practice, Zipp responds with a brief history of lysergic acid diethylamine, aka LSD, and its early transition from medical hope to potential CIA tool for mind-control and chemical warfare. Each of Zipp’s charismatic works aims to shed light on the quasi-fictional truths of post-Enlightenment so-called progress, conveying a sense of the real darkness lurking behind irrational, violent acts that are historically constructed as victories.
 
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