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Counterculture was a rebellion of teens and young adults against mainstream American society. They were called hippies, and wanted to form a new culture based on peace and love.
Much of the art produced by the counterculture was pyschedelic art. This form of art was made to mimic a drug-induced state. Another new art was Pop Art. This was aiming to appeal to popular taste by using art of popular items.
Major changes... The use of illegal drugs such as marajuana and LSD (acid) were becoming much more frequent. The picture on the right is of Haight and Ashbury. This was where a lot of the drug usage took place as well as protests. Hippies believed that the use of these drugs would open mind. Another habbit that occured in the 1960's was the dropping of education. More teens and young adults began to drop out of school and work, so that they may ''live and do their own thing.''
The Woodstock ticket is a link to a brief video showing pictures of the Woodstock crowd and experience. The video does an excellent job at pinpointing the normal hippie behavior
Fashion Individuality and low cost was key in hippie clothing. Clothing and hair tended to be very loose and flowing. Flowers also tended to be worn in the hair. The youth that wore these flowers often referred to themselves as flower children.
Public opposition Many were put off by the carefree and ''unkempt'' appearance of the counterculture. Hippies were seen as disrespectful. Thought america was losing its view of right and wrong.
Music Culture As the counterculture began to grow, the music began to change dramatically in that is was based on rock and roll which allowed exoression of feelings. The most well known music event in history is Woodstock music festival. Woodstock was in August of 1969, and 400,00 people attended. Major artists preformed for the massive crowd for 3 days. Though the crowd was large, the people remained peacefull.
The Counterculture 1960's
By: Rachel Spies
Many hippies branched out and made their own communities built on peace and love.
