Beksinski biography
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Zdzisław Beksiński
Polish artist (1929–2005)
Zdzisław Beksiński (pronounced[ˈzd͡ʑiswafbɛkˈɕiɲskʲi]; 24 February 1929 – 21 February 2005) was a Polish painter, photographer, and sculptor specializing in the field of dystopiansurrealism.
Beksiński made his paintings and drawings in what he called either a Baroque or a Gothic manner. His creations were made mainly in two periods. The first period of work is generally considered to contain expressionistic colour, with a strong style of "utopian realism" and surreal architecture. The second period contained more abstract style, with the main features of formalism.[1]
Beksiński was stabbed to death at his Warsaw apartment on February 21, 2005, by a 19-year-old acquaintance from Wołomin, reportedly because Beksiński refused to lend him money.[2]
Life
[edit]Zdzisław Beksiński was born in Sanok, southern Poland. He studied architecture at Kraków Polytechnic in 1947, finishing his stud
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About Zdzisław Beksiński - biography, techniques, facts, quotes, photography and more
"I wish to paint in such a manner as if I were photographing dreams."
- Zdzisław Beksiński
Zdzisław Beksiński (24 February 1929 – 21 February 2005) was a Polish painter, photographer and sculptor, specializing in the field of dystopian surrealism. Beksiński made his paintings and drawings in what he called either a 'Baroque' or a 'Gothic' manner.
Life and early work
Zdzisław Beksiński was born in Sanok, southern Poland. He studied architecture in Kraków. In 1955, he completed his studies and returned to Sanok, working as a construction site supervisor, but found out he did not enjoy it. During this period, he had an interest in montage photography, sculpting and painting. When he first started his sculpting, he would often use his construction site materials for his medium. His early photography would be a precursor to his later paintings often
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Zdzisław Beksiński was born on 24 February 1929 in Sanok. He finished the secondary and the high school in Sanok, then started studying architecture at Cracow Polytechnic in 1947. After finishing studies in 1952, he had to stay in Cracow then moved to Rzeszów owing to the work warrant. He came back to Sanok in 1955. Beksinski pursues photography in his home town. Preceding many discoveries of European avant-garde he proved to be an independent and innovative creator. The photographic achievements end with the series of photomontages made bygd means of juxtaposition of different photographs having no tangible connections with each other. He begins to draw a lot living in Rzeszow yet. In Sanok, he creates sculptures and relieves. He cultivates abstraction which dominates over the world art at that time, whereas in Polish art it becomes the strongest reaction against the imposed socrealism. Beksinski follows his own path in his abstract creativity being distinct from the dominant tachi