BRIAN BLOMERTHS BICYCLE DAY

Illustrator, musician and self-described Òcomic stripperÓ Brian Blomerth has spent years combining classic underground art styles with his bitingly irreverent visual wit in zines, comics, and album covers. With Brian BlomerthÕs Bicycle Day, the artist has produced his most ambitious work to date: a historical account of the events of April 19, 1943, when Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann ingested an experimental dose of a new compound known as lysergic acid diethylamide and embarked on the worldÕs first acid trip. Combining an extraordinary true story told in journalistic detail with the artistÕs gritty, timelessly Technicolor comix style, Brian BlomerthÕs Bicycle Day is a testament to mind expansion and a stunningly original visual history.