Oklahoma marijuana laws
The First Art Newspaper on the Net    Established in 1996 Monday, November 25, 2024


Oklahoma marijuana laws



Cannabis art historically resided at the edge of the underground, in the United States and around the world. Although art depicting explicit cannabis themes was widely available in record stores and head shops. the genre languished outside the main stream of the arts world.

Psychadelic art flourished in the poster market, driven in part by affordable printing technologies of the 1960s, and an emerging counterculture. Rick Griffin, Victor Moscoso, Bonnie MacLean, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, and Wes Wilson flooded markets with posters promoting rock-n-roll concerts, inspired by Art Nouveau, Victoriana, Dada, and Pop Art schools. Salvador Dali posters planted the surrealist school in every mall in America. Altered mindsets, as represented by art, were an accepted part of art in commerce. Huka pipes often graced psychadelic themed art, but the presence of smoking paraphernalia doomed any art piece to the margins.

Even the humble cannabis leaf struggled for acceptance. As cannabis art gradually crept into mainstream commerce, the seven-fingered cannabis leaf became the main feature of the genre. Cannabis-leaf pins, cannabis-leaf emboidered hats stood as a statement against marginalization of a widely practiced underground culture.

It's not that the art world was a stranger to marijuana. Although many artists and musicians avoid cannabis for various reasons, marijuana found a safe home in the company of artists. The reluctance of artists to directly represent cannabis culture in their creative work could be a product of the unlawful status of the plant. To represent oneself as an advocate for cannabis risked inviting search warrants, loss of venues and the stigma of being an unlawful drug user. Advocates practiced their culture openly in the sequestered confines of parties, private homes and discrete gatherings.

Legalization of marijuana in several states has changed much of the dynamic of cannabis art. Marijuana art is now a commercial art form. When Oklahoma marijuana laws changed to allow lawful sale of medical marijuana, billboards cropped up boasting creative names of newly hatched dispensaries. In a state that a few short decades earlier had prohibited liquor by the drink, marijuana art was openly displayed without shame or stigma - in a distinctly capitalist context.

Cannabis has long been a mainstay of the pharmacopea of many arts communities. As attitudes change. time will tell how artists choose to represent a species that has provided not only pscyhic repose and inspiration, but was once a primary agricultural crop -- and a leading source of fiber on which art was rendered. Indeed, the term "canvas" -- the cloth on which every famous painting is drawn -- derives from the historic cannabis fiber.

How will artists celebrate emergence of this historic fiber from the margins and the shadows? Artists may recall a century of prohibition with contempt, or may choose to render the story in softer tones, perhaps clouded by surrealist influences that recognize the complexity of the human condition.










Today's News

December 16, 2020

Cairo restored hieroglyph typecaster tells new stories

Sotheby's sets new record for Ansel Adams in $6.4 million Photographs sale in NY

German police arrest fugitive twin over museum heist

The Goya Code Chapter 4: Three Kings and an Emperor for the Crown of Spain

Historic scales returned to Scott's Discovery Hut in Antarctica

White Cube opens an exhibition of recent works, many with historical roots, by Imi Knoebel

Christmas gift sparks lifelong passion for puppeteer

2020 Archibald Prize People's Choice award winner announced

William Turner Gallery presents a new series of paintings by Andy Moses

Ann Reinking, dancer, actor, choreographer and Fosse muse, dies at 71

Phillips announces highlights from the January Evening & Day Editions Auctions in London

Hindman's Luxe Holiday Couture Auction presents renowned designers' work & achieves top results

Gannit Ankori named Director of the Rose Art Museum

Sotheby's opens "Contemporary Showcase: My Life Is Pointless by Joan Cornellà"

MFA Boston receives $2.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment to establish curatorial position for Islamic art

North Carolina Museum of Art announces The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant and new hires

Animation art shows it must be taken seriously after Heritage Auctions' record-setting event

Days after reopening, London theaters must shut

The essential John le Carré

Carol Sutton, a stage and screen actress devoted to New Orleans, dies at 76

Review: This 'Nutcracker' is a fantasy you can enter

Converse Auctions announces Important Chinese New Year Antique Auction

Sundance unveils pandemic lineup, Redford son's final film

Heritage Auctions breaks all-time sports auction record with $22 million event

10 Things to Notice When Examining a Vintage Ring

3 ways to discover the taste of Jamaica snacks, food, and natural energy drink

Oklahoma marijuana laws




Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography,
Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs,
Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 3D Images, Last Week, .

 



Founder:
Ignacio Villarreal
(1941 - 2019)
Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal
Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez
Writer: Ofelia Zurbia Betancourt

Royalville Communications, Inc
produces:

ignaciovillarreal.org juncodelavega.com facundocabral-elfinal.org
Founder's Site. Hommage
to a Mexican poet.
Hommage
       

The First Art Newspaper on the Net. The Best Versions Of Ave Maria Song Junco de la Vega Site Ignacio Villarreal Site
Tell a Friend
Dear User, please complete the form below in order to recommend the Artdaily newsletter to someone you know.
Please complete all fields marked *.
Sending Mail
Sending Successful