Untitled 

This painting is by Zdzislaw Beksinski. We don't have a specific date, but it exemplifies his distinctive style. The medium appears to be oil, meticulously applied to create an almost hallucinatory effect. Notice the color palette. The ochre sky and the use of red hues on the architectural structure. The cathedral or fortress melts into the landscape, which makes it difficult to isolate. It emerges as a product of the earth itself. The building’s surface is eroded, covered in a cobweb of lines. Beksinski had a background in construction and design, and this is evident in his attention to detail. The architecture, and its ruin, is clearly articulated. But overall, it’s the immense labor of the artist we appreciate most, and the way that his technique becomes so crucial to the emotional weight of the image. Ultimately, in Beksinski’s work, the making is the meaning.