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Synthetic stimulants, like drugs and alcohol, have fueled the creativity of artists for the last hundred years, at least. Post-Impressionist painter Henri Toulouse Lautrec illustrated the swirls and spirals of the underground Parisian nightclub, The Moulin Rouge, while being swept away himself by the swirls and spirals of absinthe. However, there is no denying addiction's dark and dangerous side. Join our hosts as they surrender to the influence of drugs and talk about its influence over artists.
By Lizy Dastin, art historian, Justin BUA, artist4.5
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Synthetic stimulants, like drugs and alcohol, have fueled the creativity of artists for the last hundred years, at least. Post-Impressionist painter Henri Toulouse Lautrec illustrated the swirls and spirals of the underground Parisian nightclub, The Moulin Rouge, while being swept away himself by the swirls and spirals of absinthe. However, there is no denying addiction's dark and dangerous side. Join our hosts as they surrender to the influence of drugs and talk about its influence over artists.

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