This is nothing new. Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, also known as Witkacy, was painting portraits of himself and friends under influence of drugs in mid-War Polan

This is nothing new. Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, also known as Witkacy, was painting portraits of himself and friends under influence of drugs in mid-War Poland. He was actually making a living of it through his Portrayal Company (while at the same time writing ingenious prosaic, poetical and drama works that would make him famous), though most of the bespoke portraits were not drug-influenced, the so-called Type C being reserved for friends and acquaintances and created mostly during parties. Some of these portraits contained cryptic inscriptions next to the author's signature, indicating the influencing substances. More on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw_Ignacy_Witkiewicz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw_Ignacy_Witkiewic... A sample portrait (with an inscription hinting at alcohol and/or heroin): http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/Witkacy/Images/Nena_Stachurska_2.jpg http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/Witkacy/Images/Nena_Stach... More assorted portraits: http://images.google.pl/search?tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=923&q=portrety+witkacego http://images.google.pl/search?tbm=isch&source=hp&bi...