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Artist a Day: Zdzisław Beksiński

Zdzisław Beksiński Having studied Architecture in Krakow, Zdzisław Beksinski changed careers and produced some of the most abstract, surreal, and disturbing images ever seen in a painting.

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Zdzisław`s  Works

crayon, paper ,70 x 100 cm , 1956

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symbolic painting , 50 x 70 cm ,1958

The artist's self-established 'fantastic period' includes inventive, haunting, and unsettling pieces. They have dark landscapes, distorted figures, and extinction.

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Zdzisław`s  Works

symbolic painting ,88 x 60 cm ,1960

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symbolic painting ,Surrealism ,1965

“I wish to paint in such a manner as if I were photographing dreams.”  -Zdzisław Beksiński

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Zdzisław`s  Works

symbolic painting ,Surrealism , 1966

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Zdzisław`s  Works

pencil, paper ,70 x 100 cm ,1968

The artist Beksiński, who always functioned while hearing classical music, used striking and more peaceful colors; he also manipulated light effects in his work - his last pieces are lavish and powerful.

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symbolic painting ,122 x 98 cm ,1969

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symbolic painting ,122 x 98 cm ,1972

“What matters is what appears in your soul, not what your eyes see and what you can name.” ― Zdzisław Beksiński

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Zdzisław`s  Works

symbolic painting ,122 x 98 cm , 1973

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Zdzisław`s  Works

symbolic painting ,98 x 122 cm ,1973