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Brazilian Artists Substitutes Paint With Marijuana Smoke

August 22, 2012 blogger art, Brazil, cannabis, Fernando de la Rocque, La Cucaracha Gallery, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, News & Articles, pictures, pot, Rio de Janeiro, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, 0

Marijuana and art have enjoyed a successful union for decades in the United States, and perhaps for even thousands of years in other regions.  Marijuana.net has been proud to report on stories that highlight artists inspired by marijuana.  However, a new story has come to our attention that takes the marriage of art and cannabis to a new level.

While most artists have a preferred medium, Brazilian painter Fernando de la Rocque’s palette is particularly unique.  This artist utilizes marijuana to craft his paintings.  Fernando de la Rocque actually smokes and then exhales cannabis through a stencil and onto paper.  The results are actually beautiful works that have a golden tint to them.  Though it may seem like a lazy way to create his drawings, the finished product actually requires him to blow up to five joints through the stencil per day for about a week.  There may be a translation issue with the title of his new collection as Fernando is calling it “Blow Job”.  All jokes about the title aside, Fernando de la Rocque was very serious in describing his work.  He recently said “more important than freedom to smoke marijuana is the freedom to think about it and make art with it.”

Fernando de la Rocque’s work is showing just how much marijuana acceptance is growing.  His work will even be included in the La Cucaracha Gallery in Rio de Janeiro.  Obviously his work will not be relegated to a fringe audience as a mainstream gallery feels it deserves floor space.  The pictures typically are sold for approximately $2,500 each.  While that may seem expensive to some (though work from other artists can be sold for much more money) Fernando del Rocque’s medium costs considerably more than pastels or water paints.

Fans of his work may also appreciate his dedication to his craft.  As is the case in most countries, marijuana is illegal in Brazil so there is risk in the art Fernando creates.  Artists have been depicting images for thousands of years that could get them in trouble, though this may be one of the first instances where it is the medium itself that cause the controversy.

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