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Zdzisław
Zdzisław Beksiński Beksiński Who was him?
He was born on February 24th,
1929, in Sanok, Poland.
Zdzisław Beksiński was
painter, photographer and sculptor. His beginnings: Photographer
Sadist's Corset 1957
• Polish Photographic Society since 1955 • Union of Polish Art Photographers 1960’s • he created graphic works in an anti-aesthetic style. • his works from this period were filled with erotic obsessions, with symbols of death. Stages: As a painter Second half of the 60s to the mid-80s • In this period, he began working on his most famous paintings – The ‘fantastic’ series • The predominant themes in these works are hellish landscapes, disturbing nightmarish figures and haunting architecture. Stages: As a painter 1990s • He entered a period which he described as ‘gothic’, represented by deformed heads. • When computer editing became possible, he began to add surrealistic alterations to photographs Stages: As a painter FAMOUS PAINTINGS 1960’s – 1980’s 60’s – 80’s 80’s 90’s Tragedy: His last years
• In 1998, his wife died of cancer.
• A year later, Tomasz, his son, committed suicide.
• Finally, in 2005, the painter was stabbed to death at his
apartment by his cleaning lady’s 19-year-old son. Current impact
Many artists have been inspired by Beksiński’s art.
• Video game Tormentum.
• Guillermo del Toro - Pan’s Labyrinth Facts
• He painted mainly in oil on chipboard • He suffered from obsessive-compulsive
panels that he prepared himself. disorder since his youth.
• He practiced a style that he called
baroque or gothic.
• He always listened to classical music while
he was painting, he said silence bothered him. Thank you for your attention