Under the Influence, Sensations, Sign It!, Near Death Experience, Daku, The Third Ear, Extreme Makeover (Fuck Mattress) Edition, Under the Influence of Torture
On March 30, 1995, Saunders began drawing at least one self-portrait every day for the rest of his life.[2] For 11 days in 2001, Saunders conducted an experiment in which he ingested or inhaled a different intoxicant every day and created a self-portrait under the influence documenting the effects of his altered perception.[3] On May 16, 2010, Saunders performed in the Palau de la Virreina as part of the International Poetry Festival in Barcelona alongsideBibbe Hansen, Eugene S. Robinson andLydia Lunch as "The Ugly Americans".[4] In January 2011, a selection of the drug-induced self-portraits presented online went viral.[5] In 2003, Saunders began sleeping with a cassette recorder and documenting both his dreams andsomniloquy which led to a wealth of source material for both audio releases and books. The transcriptions of his lengthy somniloquy are an example of thestream of unconsciousness method of writing.[6]
On March 30, 2015, on Saunders' 20-year anniversary of drawing a self-portrait a day, the feature-length documentaryArt of Darkness was released worldwide on various on-demand platforms. The film, by David Parker, is an intimate profile that includes candid interviews with Saunders and highlights of the artist's life; from troubled childhood through his various art experiments including his infamous "drug series" of self-portraits.
In an interview he claimed to have sustained mildbrain damage as the result of his experimentation with drugs.[7]
^Palais de Tokyo. "Bryan Lewis Saunders".From Yodeling to Quantum Physics… (Vol. 1). Paris: Palais de Tokyo & Archibooks, 2007. 182. Print.ISBN2-915639-86-8
^Pratt, Geoff & Gorman, Ty. "The Tragic Liberation of Bryan Lewis Saunders."Vision [Johnson City, TN] 15 Nov. 2007: 4. Print.
^"Bryan Lewis Saunders Is Chasing The American Dream (By Taking A Lot Of Drugs)".Dinosaurcity.orgArchived 2018-06-27 at theWayback Machine, Canada. 17 Jan. 2011 Web.
