{"id":166,"date":"2021-11-19T01:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T01:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/?p=166"},"modified":"2021-11-22T01:10:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T01:10:12","slug":"zdzislaw-beksinski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/2021\/11\/19\/zdzislaw-beksinski\/","title":{"rendered":"Zdzis\u0142aw Beksi\u0144ski"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Zdzis\u0142aw Beksi\u0144ski was born in Sanok, Poland, on the 24th of February, 1929. He attended the Krakow University of Technology, where he studied architecture. He worked a couple of jobs after graduating but didn\u2019t like them very much. Eventually, he started his career as a photographer, then did graphic design before he settled into painting.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/f.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170\" width=\"412\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/f.jpg 468w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/f-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/g.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171\" width=\"389\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/g.jpg 513w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/g-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/h.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172\" width=\"832\" height=\"638\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Though people speculate that his work is influenced by his experiences with WW2,\u00a0 he left the meaning of his paintings up to the viewer\u2019s interpretation. Beksinski even left most of his paintings unnamed. His work, like many surrealist artists, is described to be akin to dreams in terms of visuals. However, Beksinski\u2019s paintings take on a more nightmarish tone.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/j.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173\" width=\"217\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/j.jpeg 334w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/j-251x300.jpeg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/p.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174\" width=\"323\" height=\"460\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I picked Zdzis\u0142aw Beksi\u0144ski for my blog post because I\u2019d heard about him before this class. About a year ago I found a video on Youtube talking about his life and his work. It\u2019s a nice and thorough video, so I\u2019ll link it here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Nightmare Artist\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dxRB4sdbIcw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from that, Beksi\u0144ski\u2019s paintings are some of the most fascinating art I\u2019ve ever seen. This might sound a bit morbid, but as a fan of the horror genre, he\u2019s a big influence and inspiration to me. He has a way of visualizing the surreal and eerie in a way many people can only dream of. It\u2019s truly captivating how he manages to create such uncanny and ghostly environments. Looking at his work almost feels like visiting hell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/q.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175\" width=\"276\" height=\"352\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/r.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/r.jpg 210w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/r-175x300.jpg 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/culture.pl\/en\/artist\/zdzislaw-beksinski\">https:\/\/culture.pl\/en\/artist\/zdzislaw-beksinski<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyartmagazine.com\/the-dystopian-surrealism-of-zdzislaw-beksinski\/\">https:\/\/www.dailyartmagazine.com\/the-dystopian-surrealism-of-zdzislaw-beksinski\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/u.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-179\" width=\"277\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/u.jpeg 710w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/u-211x300.jpeg 211w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/catherinerosales\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13291\/2021\/11\/u-600x854.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zdzis\u0142aw Beksi\u0144ski was born in Sanok, Poland, on the 24th of February, 1929. He attended the Krakow University of Technology, where he studied architecture. He worked a couple of jobs after graduating but didn\u2019t like them very much. 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