Kevin Barron's interview - LSD Blotter Art

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This interview documents the artist’s personal recollections and the cultural history of blotter art. References to controlled substances appear solely within quoted historical testimony and are presented for documentary purposes. They do not constitute endorsement or encouragement by LSDBlotter.art. All artworks displayed or sold by this website are undosed, contain no LSD or other controlled substances, and are intended solely as collectible art.

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– Can you tell us your real name and artist name?

Kevin Barron

– Date and place of birth?

16th May … Too Long Ago … Waterlooville U.K.

– Nationality ?

British

– What make you choose your artist name?

I use my real Name but sometimes I’m ELEUSIS.

– Where do you live now?

London

– Can you tell us about your academic / artistic background ?

B.A & M.A of Fine Arts in painting and printmaking

– How and when did you discover blotter art ?

1980’s

– What drew you into creating your own blotter art ?

Nobody else around to do it at the time

– How many blotter art pieces did you make ?

More than 1

– Who printed and perforated your pieces then and now ?

A printer in Sausalito, California, now myself

– What do you feel makes blotter art a unique art form ?

It has a specific purpose.

– What has blotter art brought to your creative process?

I have used it, and continue to use it, as a template for my fine art work.

– What was your first blotter art creation ?

Silver and dark blue shields.

– What blotter art piece you made is your favorite and why?

Purple and gold ” Shield” signed by Albert Hofmann

Heraldic shields Blotter art – signed upside down by Albert Hofmann and Timothy Leary … in 2016 one of these sheets sold for over $10 000 on Ebay.

– Do you have a blotter art collection besides your own creations? If yes what is your most valuable piece?

Well I don’t collect however, I can tell you what I believe is the most valuable blotter. The images below are from my LSD 50th which were released in April 1993. I’m not sure but I think they were the first commemorative blotters for the 50th. 5 sheets of 1000/sheet were dipped but the remaining 2995 sheets were seized by the police when I was arrested. However, I mailed Mark McCloud a proof sheet which is undoubtedly the only one in existence. I figure that has to be the rarest.