Untitled 1965

This untitled drawing was created by Zdzislaw Beksinski, although its date is unknown. The stark monochrome palette and eerie composition strike a raw nerve. I can almost feel the texture of the paper and the soft, smudged quality of the graphite. It looks like Beksinski built up the image layer by layer, letting the forms emerge from a hazy ground. Look at the figure’s face obscured, almost erased, as if she is both present and absent. I imagine Beksinski working on this in a dimly lit room, perhaps late at night, completely absorbed in his own world. There’s a vulnerability to the image, like a dream pulled from the depths of the subconscious. Artists like Goya and Fuseli come to mind, all grappling with the darker sides of human existence. We're all inspired by each other, aren't we? This piece invites us to consider painting as a deeply personal act of exploration, a way of giving form to the ineffable and unseen.