Paintings by Bryan Lewis Saunders

A series of artworks called “Under the Influence”

“After experiencing drastic changes in my environment, I looked for other experiences that might profoundly affect my perception of self. So I came up with another experiment where everyday I took a different drug or intoxicant and drew myself under the influence.  Within weeks I became lethargic and suffered mild brain damage that wasn’t irreparable.  I am still conducting this experiment but over greater lapses of time and presently only take drugs that are prescribed to me by a doctor.” Bryan Lewis Saunders

I chose this for something ‘neuro’ because I thought it was interesting how different substances affect the brain and its creative process. Its very interesting to visually see how the artist is affected as well as artists acknowledgement of how it has had negative effects on him.

In the link below are the pieces Saunders has made and what he was under the influence of when he made them http://bryanlewissaunders.org/drugs/