Untitled by Zdzislaw Beksinski

Untitled 

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acrylic-paint

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portrait

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acrylic

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acrylic-paint

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figuration

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coloured pencil

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expressionism

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modernism

Copyright: © The Historical Museum in Sanok (Poland) is the exclusive owner of copyrights of Zdzisław Beksiński's works.

Here we see an untitled painting by Zdzislaw Beksinski, a Polish artist whose life was profoundly impacted by personal tragedies and the oppressive political climate of Soviet-era Poland. His art became an exploration of inner turmoil and existential dread, reflecting the anxieties of a society living under constant surveillance and control. The decaying, almost skeletal face rendered in eerie greens and reds might be seen as Beksinski's way of confronting his own fears and the collective trauma of his nation. Beksinski once said he wished to paint as if he were photographing dreams. In this work, he conjures the unsettling imagery of a nightmare, a dream that reflects the distortions and decay of a world scarred by conflict and political repression. Ultimately, Beksinski offers us a mirror to confront our own mortality and the darker aspects of the human experience.

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