Zdzislaw Beksinski
Jun 04, 2008
My original intention was for this to be an in-depth entry on the greatness of Zdzisław Beksiński, a Polish painter who most people have never heard of, but whose work has influenced many many artists all over the world. I realized as I was sorting through images that any attempt to write about his work would really add nothing; the images he created are what is important, not what I have to say about them. He was a man of few words (his paintings never had titles), so I think it would be much more effective if I just post a few examples of his work and links (below) to a few sites where you can see more. He’s one of the greatest artists of all time.
He was murdered in 2005 by the son of one of his best friends, because he had refused to lend him money. Stabbed 17 times. Fantastic world we’re in here isn’t it?
Click here for his official website
Click here for a nice collection of high quality images
Click here for another gallery, which has awesome pictures of a permanent exhibition of his work