The Nightmare Artist
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- Опубліковано 30 січ 2020
- Zdzislaw Beksinski was a Polish horror painter that reacted to the horrors of war that he saw around him, and today we are going to take a look at his career. Thanks for watching!
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When someone paints the world as a very dark place, and is then stabbed to death over $100.. I think it kinda proves his point.
Yeah. Yeah, you definitely have a point there. Sheesh...crazy world we live in.
That’s why you should just not care and screw around all you want bud, who’s stopping you?
😂
Just a bright objective,yet dark dim subjective viewed reflection of ones own delusional uncivil environment!Capturing the darkest surrealistic of historical nightmares, inside the enigmatic mysterious elements of time.Only to unravel the real true to life contents of ones own fate!
The darkest of art reveals the brightest of truths.The brightest of art,exposes the darkest reality.(That is seen through the trained eye)Rememeber,you seen it here first!
Beksinski: photography limits my imagination.
Me looking at his paintings: yeah, he wasn't kidding.
Haha
His early paintings were amazing, better than his photographs
Couldn't deal with Notredame not being made entirely out of rotting flesh
I love his work a lot, he inspires my works of art and literary fiction. The other person who inspires me is Zack Snyder but more in his use of cinematic language and detailed storytelling.
ok
My Dad has a doctorate in art history and teaches all of the art history courses at my university. I showed him this video, he'd never heard of Beksiński before, and has included him in his lectures since; just yesterday he told me he's planning on showing your video in class! Thanks for the excellent educational content!
did he showed it ?
@@BestWaifus I assume so. I've already taken that class, but he did add some of his work to a class I took last semester
I think a video from Solar Sands would be interesting to share as well, he has a few very good art videos
he sounds like a bad teacher, the second half of this video is stupid
Awesome!
I started playing elden ring. Someone said that the game reminds him of beksinski. At the time I didn't know who beksinski was, but beksinski's artworks are absolutely incredible.
It does remind me of his work too
Wouldn't say so, elden ring is by far the most light-hearted of all souls games.
It doesn't really have any dark scenery.
Dark souls has some that has some elements in common with Beksiński, however dark souls is based off berserk by kentaro miura.
Also, kentaro miura and Zdzisław Beksiński have many similar elements in their artwork.
Though kentaro miura has more of a "dark fantasy" thing going on, while Zdzisław Beksiński has a "dark brutal insanity" style.
I'd say the closest game to represent Zdzisławs art would be darkwood, psychologic and Bloodborne.
@@leonniyawski3929 Godrick is the only thing that comes to mind when I think of Beksinski's work in Elden Ring. And that might be unintentional. Perhaps Caelid or Mountaintops too, but only because of the giant skeletons, the idea of the place, not anything concrete.
@@SaladDongs not really, it's just that his art and caelid has similar pallet.
But the style, atmosphere and elements of both works are completely different.
People just look at things very shallowly, they see that the two have something somewhat vaguely similar and assume.
Beksińskis art had elements of solitude, unnatural scenery, chaotic beings and building, randomly standing out surrounded by nothingness, no order, no system, no feeling that it's whole.
Caelid is a whole series of places, beings, no feeling of chaos, everything ties together, everything is connected, it's corrupt but natural, there is order, there is a system, there is a whole.
You get what I'm sayin'?
@@leonniyawski3929 Yeah I get you. And despite getting the same feeling that the comparisons are shallow, maybe it's for the better. Now they associate this kind of art with a less internationally known artist, and that's gotta count for something right?
I wish this guy did painting segments like bob ross on air
"now, a screaming tortured soul made of rotting flesh and other various distorted body parts needs a friend, so we'll stick a tree right next to that guy"
GOLD HAHA
Good one !
Actually he did record himself painting a lot of his work and also let others film him in while he was working. Some of these are on YT and even with english subtitles ;)
_”beat the devil out of it.”_
And a nice little corpse in pthalo blue 🦆
“This looks cool as shit” is enough meaning for me
"what do you think this painting symbolizes?" i don't know, but it looks sick as hell
Robert Frost had a similar problem with his poetry.
fucking boring way of looking at art imo
Superficial
@@oweb7754 I like a mix. Don’t get me wrong, I love my everywhere at the end of time, but sometimes I just wanna look at some cool crap.
He lived through WW2, had his town massacred, painted and photographed somber works of art until his death, had his work critiqued and constantly assigned meaning and value despite his wishes, witnessed the death of his wife, the suicide of his son, then stabbed to death over some money. Years later, in death, his art is celebrated, but his family thought of as cursed.
What a shit world.
True
sadly happens to many amazing artist
are you sure about the information if witnessing his wife's death and his son's suicide? because i'm doing a presentation on him and would love to put this information if its true, if it is i would love some source
@@ThundererR64T in truth there is no reliable source of the circumstances. But they were his only family. I find it very hard to imagine that he was not there to see his son and wife when they passed away. His son himself was anti-social from what I have read, and known to be suicidal, so I assume he was found by Beksinski Sr. But again, this is only conjecture, speculation; not backed up by solid evidence. I quickly googled to check for facts, but his life is not super well documented as you can imagine for someone like him. Feel free to do the same but don't expect an encyclopedia. Good luck
Did his son really end up that way?
Didn't he survived a plane crash but died a decade later due to cocaine addiction?
I visited his art exhibition last year, the whole room was black, only Beksiński's huge paintings were illuminated. Absolutely amazing experience, I love his art
Greets from Nowa Huta, Krakow)
Where did you go to see it? I would love to know! :D
@@Sonjek Hi, in Warsaw! c:
thank you!@@emila9899
"Meaning is meaningless to me". Homie just wanted to draw some cool shit lmao. Respect.
Respect+
So much this, it was one of the main reasons why I chose to, last minute, not go to an art academy. Someone had made an abstract painting, nothing special visually. But, the student had created a whole bookwork, explaining every single dot as a whole in the narrative. They had to create a picture of a cup and add meaning to everything. I hated it so much. I am not a writer, I don't want to make proze, with the visual depiction as support to the story. It's fine if things are done with an intent, if you add another layer, but it shouldn't be the other way around. It's so forced.
@@kizu6669 I mean at the end of the day, it's still subjective. If you don't like it, it's fine but that doesn't mean that it's worthless or is inferior to a certain style
@@kizu6669 I have also thought about that alot, totally agree
@@remyhavoc4463 it's subjective in the real world, however in a school environment, it's required and it will lead to worse grades if you don't apply it.
To me having his art nameless has a lot more impact compared to if it did have a name
World without recognition for your work seems pointless now doesn’t it.
@@user-qq1ju1xi2e tbf I could say everything is pointless
what I commented was kind of dumb I meant to say the level of artistic imagination and wow factor an art piece has is what brings recognition not a name
I see what you're trying to say here. I mean, how many people can recognise a Dalí painting, or have actually read Oscar Wilde? Almost everyone would call them great artists though.
That's why I am Nameless myself...
His Art philosophy is perfect. He paints what he paints without a meaning or purpose and therefore what he paints is a complete extension of himself undiluted and unfiltered by not trying to purposefully strike an emotion or send a message.
There is a meaning in his art. It's emotions and feelings that can't be expressed with words.
@@arx3516 I meant he wasn't PURPOSEFULLY trying to strike an emotion or create a meaning. His art is his expression of emotions, an extension of himself.
Art expression at another level! You can compare this to improvisation in comedy. No script, just telling funny stories without restrictions. The more you think the less you express.
@@Downecker Exactly!
11:59 it’s kind of sad and endearing in a way that (in this work especially), he is trying so hard to put so much serious emotion and thought into his digital art. he really feels and loves it. but now in the 2020s it looks like something someone would make for a meme…i honestly laughed when i saw it😬 it’s just so interesting to see the minds of artists who were so new to digital art and how they used it
I had the exact same thought process. I couldn't help but wonder what that idea might look like if he had painted it instead. Would I still be laughing?
They're great. He articulated why they're like this well. They transcend. They blend with time & tech aesthetics of the time. This was the space, and he's made it a lasting language through these constructions of whole realities.
that one was particularly bad. I wonder if the guy was some acquaintance of his or something
Omg I'm crying-laughing now, I can totally see it as a meme
bro I laugh too hahahahha
He survives WWII, makes it as an artists and turns the art world on its head; only to end up Stabbed to death over 100 dollars...
Life is a kick in the ass sometimes.
yeah it only gets worse when you look into his family being cursed.
He made it as an artist in communist Poland
human life is weird..
That's Life!
@jack bob yup totally the world im living in
Imagine playing a game like Skyrim, but in a world designed by Zdzislaw Beksinski.
I think the game "Scorn" (not yet released) is close to the world of Beksinski (and Cronenberg's movies).
Edit: Yes, also H.R. Giger
I think that game is called Bloodborne
@@Farengast was going to say elden ring coming soon but yeah
Uh, how 'bout just regular ol' Dark Souls (or Demon Souls)? I think Beksinski's shit definitely qualifies as some inspiration for that series.
Or being raised in that world
I love this he was literally like “damn I’ve fully expressed myself in this art form… I’m simply going to learn a new art form” *paints* “yeah this looks pretty dope ngl.” LMAO like man just wanted to make art he didn’t give a shit about anything else- just makin creepy ass yet very interesting art for shits and giggles essentially LMAO
It was therapy for him.
"If I had something to say, I would write it down or say it" is such a based take
imagine stabbing someone 17 times to death and going to prison just for an argument about 100$.
People have been shot over a pair of shoes
@@ianfinrir8724 There's been at least one person who's been shot over a chicken sandwich
@@angrypepe7615 see now I actually understand that one
That guy wanted 10k zł which was around 3,5k $.
Dont forget about the kid who killed his older brother for beating his high score in floppy bird
God, every single one of him paintings would make a fantastic horror movie
Or an album of every heavy metal sub genre
Definitely should not have watched this directly before going to bed
@@EliasMheart its cool tho
There is a game called The Medium. It's a horror game inspired by Beksinski nightmare art.
especially 11:58
Mad respect for these artists. I drew a crappy spider doodle and was spooked by it then never drew it again.
blue is rarely used in horror because of its soothing qualities, so I find it really interesting when artists like Beksinksi manage to make it such an unsettling color.
I'm sending you off to Perfect Blue
Beksiński*
it could work if you're going for a cold, mysterious look
Actually, for centuries the color blue was used in paintings to symbolize things like the devil and eternal cold and darkness. A quick Google search will show you many of these kinds of paintings. The color blue has been used a lot in modern horror also. Take "Clive Barker's Hellraiser" for example. If you Google "Hellraiser" and hit images, you will mostly see shades of blue.
@@Biancapanzram that's a really cool history, thank you!! I'll check it out immediately.
If the phrase “I don’t know what I’m looking at but I like it” was a person
@BlazeTrail 1269 no pls don't
@BlazeTrail 1269 Are they fucking?
@BlazeTrail 1269 NOO
@@ChuuMoon777 agree
@@shakthiganesh5117 they probably are
Beksinski is definitely one of my favorite painters of all time. Imagine being able to just create these images, and express it successfully
As a native polish speaker, your pronounciation of his name at the beggining was really good!
The best thing that can happen to you as a writer or artist is upsetting a famous critic to the point that they publicly condemn you.
As Salvador Dali have said: Critics are complete idiots
That's actually fun picking a thing with the famous ones to prove that their ways are getting wrong as time passes.
"The best pieces are at times the worst pieces" -Syzerial(lol)
Critisism is always good
Critics are useless. Everyone makes their own opinion and views art pieces subjectively(common art enjoyers). Everyone has their own history, traumas, emotions... they percieve art their own way
Hey that happened to Ozzy
the fact that he could paint an image so vivid and surreal without having a story for any of them is truly remarkable
i think the story is quite obvious for a lot of them and so doesnt need an explenation... he saw atrocities of WW2 and the aftermath and this is the result.. ive seen photos of vitims, as well as survivors of concentration camps from my grandma and they look extremely alike to his paintings.. something he also probably doesnt want to think about too much.. he is also a horny traumatised person lol
@@michaelak6753 I agree with this person. The backstory In Praise of Shadows gave about him can define a link of meaning to his works. A lot of the depiction of the works are of emanciated bodies, of war and vets, of religion, of death and decay, of violence and of shock. The color scheme he oftens uses seem to be of warmer colors, something that can be tied back to colors of bombings or explosions and fire. These themes can be pulled back to WW2, as well as other incidences during these times, and could have been a source of, as dryly put it, inspiration. Or his interpretation.
He could have stated that there's no meaning to his artwork for clout. He could have stated there is no meaning as he did want to have to explain his work. He could have stated there is no meaning because the meaning is already apparent. There's loads of possibilities as to why he says that, but I bet it is a mixture of everything as to why. I would not be surprised, though, if he did it solely for clout.
I personally think everything is inheriently meaningless, from which then some things become meaningful after some significant key of importance, be it influential, historical, or any other kind. Some of his works, I'd argue, are completely meaningless. But these set of specific paintings? I'd say there is definitely some kind of meaning.
The stories are his experiences and world views being mixed and randomly generated by his hand onto the canvas. There was no need for him to name them or explain them, because he knew what they were without being conscious of it.
have you ever drawn a million strait lines?
@@joev6049 we tend to forget that the battlefields of ww2 were enormous and that there wasn't enough man power to clean up after the soldiers were killed. That meant after thief's, and sometimes family members the dead would rot. Thousands of people rotting away the smell alone could drive some light minded people insane. Animals feasting on the dead in stalingrad to this day you can find a layer of dead beetles underneath the topsoil that was cast onto the battlefields months sometimes years later. Our mind can't comprehend the horror and I think it's a shame that this particular page of warfare is forgotten about.
Your analysis is, in my humble opinion, very respectful of Zdzislaw Beksinski's wishes; it says enough without saying too much, it's not pretentious, you don't use words you don't understand like a lot of art critics (some are so embarrassing), and you taught me a lot of things, as well as introduced me to a fantastic, fascinating artist. Thank you for this video!
I'd never heard of this artist before, but his paintings are probably some of the most fascinating and stunning ones I've ever seen... Great video, thank you!!
"Notre Dame is made of flesh" is such a dread inducing sentence holy shit
No it's not
@@Ten_Thousand_Locusts ok but... who asked?
Its metal af
@@society5767 why the f do people ask that question ? "oK bUt wh0 aSkeD duuuud?"
If you gave your opinion when nobody asked for it , others can as well
@@society5767 Who asked for your comment 👀
It is more captivating to know that his wife and his wife's mother died young. His son committed suicide and he was later stabbed to death. That is why in Poland his family has been known as cursed.
His wife died as an old person. Son was a well-known radio presenter and translator. Known as cursed - really ???
@@Lord.Sinclair his wife died in 1998 and his son committed suicide just a year later, on the Christmas eve of 1999. And Beksiński was, indeed, stabbed to death in 2005. He was stabbed 17 times, two of the stab wounds were fatal. I don't know about the "cursed" part, but this series of misfortunate events is rather tragic.
@@pytlikklara His wife died in age of 70 years and his son comit suicide in age of 41 years old. He was a very known person. He nad always personality problems so he had agreement with his father : he doesn't comit a suicide untill his mother die ...
oh my god that is so sad
@@pytlikklara i was born on 25th dec 1999 . guess im his son reincarnate
There's a game still in development by Euclidean Studios called Nazralath: The Fallen World. It's a dark fantasy RPG that's heavily based on Zdzislaw Bekskinski's art, HP Lovecraft's book, and Dark Souls.
Stanisław Szukalski is another outstanding and intriguing Polish artist you should definitely cover if you have not already. The story of his life and his unique and unfettered creative mind blew my own unique and creative mind. Truly inspiring individuals and an awesome channel.
He died so violently. His last moments must have been an overwhelming realization that he is now going to join his paintings in ghastly decay.
Richard A
That's an interesting point. The 'irony' here being that so many of his pictures reference death and some sort of violence and that in his last moments of life the abstractions he'd spent his entire career portraying, became his reality.
Can't help wondering about his final thoughts.
@@mesolithicman164 Maybe he finally found peace.
whole family story is very tragic, his son commited suicide.we love him here in PL
Mesolithic Man his final thoughts were probably somewhere along the lines of “OW OW OW SHIT! I GOT STABBED OW OW” like literally anyone who would get stabbed to death.
That's metal as fuck
I like this guy, he lets his art be “hey that looks awesome” instead of some “deeper” meaning
I can relate to him so much. For the longest time I felt I had to force myself to learn how to put symbolism in art because of how it seems everyone expects it in art, sometimes even paying more attention to the story behind a work instead of the work itself. Felt like art NEEDED symbolism or a story or some shit in order to be good. Having learned about this guy made me more confident to just create, and not have to worry about adding something to it that I honestly never cared for.
Maybe it has a deeper meaning. Its just so deep noone has figured out
I see a lot of deeper meaning in his art, but he definitely favors vivid imagery. I think he uses that to draw you into the image and that in itself forces the viewer to think.
Sour Puss I feel the same way. People like to put pressure on art only being art if it has some great symbolism.
@@sourpuss5951 well isnt that the same thing?
Dark as his Art was 🎨 The man was a creative genius 💥💥💥
May he Rest In Peace 🌹
Even though I won’t interpret his individual paintings, I will say they seem to have a world of their own.
I watched this after a Ghibli documentary, what a mood change
a ghibli documentary? doesnt ghibli make anime?
I love Ghibli!
@@LL-tr5et a documentary about ghiblis story probably lol
Actually when looking into the backstories and references for the artwork of Ghibli, it is sometimes as disturbing as this. It's just delivered differently. Remember my neighbour Totoro ? It is said to be about two kids, that actually disappeared and believed to be murdered. Totoro is portrayed as a friend, on their way to heaven. Spirited away ? Deals with selling your soul, the bath house is actually the traffic spot for sex workers (prostitution). Miyazaki obviously didn't want to confront kids so directly, with topics like these but gave out subconcious messages by a few scenes here and there, for the adults to understand.
@@LL-tr5et yes they do, they make anime movies
"He didn't like people to interpret his art" *interprets art*
Frfr
Well I think there's a difference between saying what the various symbols may be representing and trying to give a specific meaning to the painting as a whole.
It's more talking about the themes than a definite meaning. Like what he said about the blue paint, that gave me a whole deeper appreciation for the work. But if he just said "this painting means nazis are bad" that wouldn't really add anything.
When he went from blue color in paintings to prussian blue i had to stop watching.
@@szwajda why?
Eeehhh
Sometimes you don't know why you do things
It's not interpreting his art, it's trying to understand his mind
The level those paintings are on is mindboggoling,unbelievable, indescribable. I somehow can't look away.
I really appreciate your posting this video. I had never heard of this man and now I have a new favorite artist. How incredible!
You missed out on mentioning he listened to pop music while drawing. “When I paint while listening to pop music, I make movements with my torso, which hinders my work, seemingly senseless; nevertheless, turning off the sound system creates a feeling of lack of something, without which you cannot work"
You have to remember, pop music was *really* different back then
Ah thats the same thing with me without sounds it feels like something is left out
if he stayed alive he would jam on Britney spears while drawing his masterpieces
Imagine painting the horrors of the holocaust while moving the hips to "Single Ladies"
He died in 2005, not 1960...
A critic claiming that a photograph is anti-photography? That is like saying a certain sort of tree is not a tree because it doesn't look enough like all the other trees you have seen. Depressingly superficial.
Well photography is meant to display reality, obviously Beksinski was not so found of portraying a reality. So consider photography to be a tree, and Bekinski's work to be something that looks like a tree but warped through multiple dimensions and hell like realms.
I think at that time photography had already been re-established to protray reality as accurately as possible, so many people thought of that as its purpose. Going out of one's way to make photographs look unreal and unclear was anti-photography to the mainstream.
not really, by calling it that the intent is not to exclude it from the category of photography, but to make a simple indication of that art form positioning in its existing context; like we use to say about anti-jokes; they are still jokes and makes us laugh (or maybe just triggering a short "ha" or a mild exhale through our nose) through the absurdly "normal", some time way too relatable, sometimes even sad, substitute of a punch line.
yeah they're emotional facists ho claim they are better and also conservative
That's what people do
So talented, so dark, so emotional, so tortured...then it all spills out into his art.
I have watched this video so many times. Weather myself or when showing someone else. I can't get over his art and the way you made this video. Thank you for sharing with the world. 🙏
His architecture paintings likely inspired some doom textures
The wall of faces?
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@@nuclearshorts1243 I saw a wall of faces on lsd
@@DarrenHoussein 😉
nuclear shorts wall of faces kinda remind me of the mass faces from the eclipse of Berserk
"If I wanted to say something, I would just write it down"
Holy shit that's based.
I guess that's where we differ, because words are cheap and opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.
But leading people to your opinions with visual art is priceless.
Mask I don’t know. I personally think leading people to your opinions through visual art is still very impressive, but there is still something to be said about written words still being an artistic way of expressing opinions. You can say that words are cheap, but well placed words aren’t.
Foundationed.
@@jessewoody5772 it means that you’re stating something that’s simple yet profound
Well no thats kinda the point of art and movies. We like things dramatized . Besides that, art is like dreams in that it tends to reflect the subconscious in mysterious and patterned ways, you just gotta know where to look.
Beksinski is a hugely underrated artist, so glad you gave him some time. If you ever have a chance or the interest to do so, Wayne Barlowe definitely was highly inspired by Beksinski & others, but I feel he’s been influential enough on modern horror & scifi to earn his own note.
>Beksinski is hugely inderrated artist...
>comment under video about Beksinski with over 8 mln views more than any HR Giger video
Sure bud lol
I can't explain it, but I love his work! This is incredible and mesmerizing. I get chills!
The art reminds me of the book “I have no mouth, and I must scream”
It just shows an endless abyss of suffering and emptiness
emptiness?
Ooooh that title pikes my interest, please tell me more
@@stickysocks6369 I have no mouth and I must scream is a disturbing sifi book that contains a lot of body horror and it’s a amazing book but shit it gets disturbing
@@fert8734 Book? I thought it was a short story of more or less 12 pages. At least in my case, I read it in a book that compiled short stories. (If there's a larger version please tell me where to find it because i really loved it)
@@MiguelAngel-fw4sk It is a short story. There's also the 90's game (which I haven't played but Ellison helped write for it). But for the written medium, it is only a short story. People likely refer to it as a book because it's easier to call it that, but it's a short story.
Artist: Meaning is meaningless to me. I do not like symbolism.
Art teachers: *confused screaming
Literature teachers would also count.
"WHAT DOES THE COLOR BLUE MEAN IF NOT SUICIDAL THOUGHTS?! WHAT ARE THE CURTAINS?!"
@@shikiaura Ha! That is hilarious.
Art professors be like
“I had a different interpretation, so you’re getting a D”
@@SOBEKCrocodileGod I thought this comment thread was supposed to be a joke, not triggering PTSD from highschool
Absolutely fascinating… this is something worthy of discussing with like minded people. Unfortunately, I know not even one interested in delving deeper with this or similar topics. I appreciate you!
I was once at exhibition of his painting in Cracow. With those lamps, all of them looked like they were backlighted. And with that light i could see how much these beautiful things were detailed. Amazing work done by him.
If u have a chance to see it somewhere, i recommend u to do that.
Artist: *wakes up from nightmare*
Also Artist: Well time to paint again…
I guess both Beksinski & Giger painted their nightmares & dreams (since its not all nightmarish) as a form of therapy and self exploration.
As an artist that is exactly what I do
Actually Beksinski said in an interview, that he doesn't paint his dreams. He said he tried it once and it wasn't a good result.
@@DeviousDryad cool story
Rachmaninoff be like
>makes a bunch of nameless oil paintings
>refuses to elaborate any further
>leaves
Absolute Chad
One of the best Chad's In his time
Ok
Sigma
>makes a bunch of nameless oil paintings
>refuses to elaborate any further
>gets stabbed to death
Everyone assumes that it needs a meaning but maybe he just saw imagines in his head and painted them. It can just be a hobby. Doesnt need a back story.
This is a really well put together and informative exposé of a very interesting artist. Thank you for putting this quality educational video on UA-cam! You should do more of these
THANK YOU for introducing me to such an amazing work
It's ironic that his paintings to many are more real than his literal manipulation of imagery with digital work.
I found some of the digital ones cool. When he was trying to blend bodies with architecture it didn't seem to transition well but his more abstract digital works were dope!
11:30 - 11:40 in particular
Gorgnax Xangrog he didn’t have photoshop, this is post WWII
Gloomy
He did work with Photoshop in the 90s. Did you even pay attention to the video?
I wonder how Beksinski would have interacted with more modern programs. It really makes me curious to find CG artists that can capture the same mood as these horrifying paintings.
bloodrunsclear 666 likes
"May I ask what is the meaning behind this illu-"
"SHUT UP AND APPRECIATE THE ART DAMNIT"
nice picture
"Yes, but, how do you feeeeeeel looking at it?"
Like a duck off the water's back
Like a storm-drain ditch-cat
Like LMHeyO
Like lmno
Like "Stupid, find the light!"
Like Christmas never-bright
Like alphabet, but only one
Like I'm finished, but I'm never-done
@@aerialjordan2683 like Batman
An interpretation should me personal, if the artist or someone else interprets art for you it takes away some of the power of the painting
Btw appreciating art... lets start with your profile pic.
A GENIUS!!! Thank you so much for the video. I never heard of him before…
Loved this essay. I'm gonna write a few comments to get more recomendations like this one.
What Im doing now is the best way to change my recomended videos list
Also I almost hope May be one day someone will like one of this comments, i'll get a notification and will suddenly remember about this video
You can also check Ganesh Pyne's artwork
@@omg9261u can save em in a playlist thats what i do
Satan be like: see those? I want the place to look like that
Satan: Well, I just wanna say I am big fan
Your profile picture says how excited Satan is by looking at those paintings lmao
@@lostinstrumentalsproject7343 ♥️🐵💓😪👉💔💓😥💢👉🔞🔞🔞
Exactly!!!!
"Satan be like: see those? I want the place to look like that" would you be kind enough to provide us with Satan's phone number? I need to report a mole to her.
“I don’t want my work to be interpreted.”
*immediately interpretes every painting*
What the artist says is usually irrelevant to their work. They're simply the creator; they can't stop others from interpreting or finding some form of meaning.
When an artist directly confirms that their paintings have no deeper meaning, then interpretation becomes imposition -- that is, someone claiming to know better than the guy from whose mind the painting originated. Such people are then ascribing depth and meaning when none exist and are trying to make themselves look smart instead of just appreciating art for art's sake.
No wonder Beksinski disliked such a self-aggrandising mentality by self-appointed intellectual that have no idea what they're talking about.
@@supereldinho It has no deeper meaning to the artist; that doesn't mean the paintings don't have deeper meaning to anyone else who looks at them and feels something from them. It's one thing to claim that "the artist meant this" or "the artist did this because" but it's quite another to never allow anyone to see any form of symbolism or depth just because the artist didn't feel anything.
Lou Reed once said that "I could be wrong" in regards to how he interprets his songs and understands them. Everyone who takes in a piece of art is going to take something different away from it. There's nothing wrong with taking an artist's pieces and placing them in the historical context of the artist's life. I'd much rather have an artist leave the interpretation up to the viewer/listener rather than just dictate how they should feel.
@@therealshackleford1 Fair enough, people are almore than welcome to interpret things -- it's just when they start to view those interpretations as fact or profess to know better than the artist is where things go outta line, at least in my opinion. After all, Beksinski was quite up-front with his stance of the subject and I respect him for that. If he had something to say, he would've just said it, so he drew his art for its own sake rather than trying to impose some greater meaning on it. I like that kind of honesty.
Or hell, I don't mind an artist who admits that their own interpretation isn't necessarily better than everyone else's. All I'm saying is, Beksinski disliked the idea of imposing interpretation upon others and just preferred people to enjoy his art for its own sake and I appreciate his honesty on the subject. But hey, I can't stop people from disagreeing with him, so have at it, I say.
@@supereldinho I think we're mostly in agreement with each other. From what I understand, Beksinski was a pretty happy guy who just enjoyed making his art the way he wanted to; he didn't like the idea of people telling him what his art "meant" or what motivated him to make it; after-all, it's a harsh stereotype that all artists are mentally unstable geniuses who throw their darkest, deepest thoughts onto canvas. It seems as though he found a style that he liked and just did what he wanted. I have a huge respect for that. Warhol was very much the same way; he just didn't care what others thought.
I agree that we've been exposed to too many "experts" and teachers who tell us that all art has a definite meaning and motivation. We must move away from that type of interpretation. Personally I think his artwork has a lot to say on its own merit, and it can be tiresome to assign every brushstroke with some type of deeper meaning than it has.
Thank you for making and uploading this video. I really enjoyed it. Well done
Honestly, I wouldn't call him a nightmare artist because he's my favorite artist. He was just a man using his medium of self expression in the way he saw fit and I love it.
"I'm not going to try and interpret his paintings"
*Interprets his paintings*
Mossy With The Sauce I was gonna say that
I don't mind at all. If it weren't for this video, I never would've known about this amazing artist! And him talking about the artist's work gave us a broader perspective on what kind of art he created. Probably the best thing I've come across on today's UA-cam binge🌸
your pfp makes it so perfect
@@pierre329 this
Exactly, that pretentious guy.
UA-cam is getting real comfortable with these double 15 second no skip ads .
Yeah...
How much do you pay into the platform to view all this stuff? Yeah, that's why.
@@Esuper1 I hope they read this bro
@@Esuper1 yeah it was totally ad free a couple of years ago, that was it's strength over the f... television
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Simply wonderful.. thank you for bringing us this, your efforts are appreciated, cheers from Huntington Beach CA 🇺🇸
i love this kinda stuff, and it’s really nice to hear an artist say he’s not concerned with meaning, since that’s how i feel with my visual art a lot of the time and have always felt suffocated by the need for some deep symbolism. but i also dig interpretations and love hearing them!
In the span of two years, he lost his wife and son. 6 years later, this man was stabbed to death by a 19 year old kid because he refused to give the boy $100 in Polish money.
Not only did he paint horror, but he lived it.
He was also unable to move on from the death of his son and kept an envelope for him pinned to his wall. The currency of Poland is the Zloty
@@ianfinrir8724 what was in the envolope? like money or a letter?
"If I had something to say, I would write it down or say it."
I agree. I like the cut of this man's jib.
Nice profile picture
Idoit thanks and you too.
And there, by a fluffy rainbow, we'll prance and dawdle,
skip our way, hand in hand, down a candy path
and splash about in a neon puddle.
That's right, Sweetie; let's have a bubbly giggle and laugh
about how we blew cotton clouds across a rippling sky;
licked a lolly sun and learned to fly
among marshmallow birds in soda-pop rain
and picked bubblegum flowers on a chocolate plain.
Eemmmm, wasn't that nice, Sweetie?
Now let's do that again!
-Beksinski Banished
by Conal Cochran
I love that way of thinking. When I draw or paint, I'm basically crying out. I wish I could silence myself in my art.
I do too. i tip my cap to him
Really,really enjoyed this. Thank you for introducing us to his work and his story.
The new video game SCORN Brought me back to this video it’s clear this man’s works has greatly inspired it among other horror artists such as Harlan Ellison (The dude who wrote I have no mouth and I must scream). I wonder what they would’ve thought of the game if he lived to see and or play it. RIP. A TRUE ARTIST ✍🏾 🕊🕊🕊
The camera pans got a little overwhelming after a while. I wished I could just look at the work in full.
They get really overwhelming around 5:16 with the transition into his paintings.
Don't worry, just make the video playback slower from settings.
It would be nice to have a full color biography with hundreds of his paintings in a 'coffee table book' large format, like an Atlas book...
Such paintings and photos have much detail that is only seen if it is printed in full color and large format.
@@SeaJay_Oceans That would be really cool. Also a great feeler for if you and a new friend would be compatible.
'What's that?'
'Oh, it's an art book featuring pillars of corpses and people dying in agony. Good shit.'
'Oh... kaaaaay. I'm gonna go.'
powerpc127 literally made me dizzy and sick. So irritating
I was visiting the museum in Sanok in 2017 and they offered a VR tour through some of his paintings back then (don't know if they still do that). They added the most eerie music, so the whole VR tour was extremely creepy and surreal. It was amazing and the best use of VR I experienced until today.
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I visited it too, crazy good
Where is sanok i only know sanok as a pubg mobile map🤣
@@zeno5921 Sanok is in south Poland, near the borders to Slovakia and Ukraine.
@@Eagle_Owl2 thanks for information bro🙂
Wonderful collection of material!!! Thanks for the presentation!
thank you for making this video, i enjoyed it thoroughly!
My god, his paintings are god teir. I love the twisted, sinister art. Stunning.
Reminds me alot of H.R. Giger
TheDoomslayer 121 I was always fascinated by his Alien art.
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Indeed, his art is something that was bizarre and appealing, as well as horrifying to the eye. A work for once, that is of beautiful horrors.
if beksinski and junji ito joined forces to create a horror manga...
Lol I’ll probs die
Not sure how that would work. Their styles are super distinct, and neither seem like the kind of people to compromise for the sake of the other person wishes if they think it will detract from the piece.
@@digiquo8143 i agree with you i mean look at his hair cut🤣✌️
i may be christian but i would have loved whatever monstrosity would have came out
Or just joined forces period.
Never had heard of the artist before. But I am faszinated by his pictures. Hieronymus Bosch taken to a new level. Really spooky art. Also reminds me of H.R. Giger, the guy who created Alien. - Thanx for the video.
Bosch and Giger are amazing. I just learned of this guy and he is really good as well.
This work really made my heart race. I could feel my body reacting to these paintings. I was excited about his photography for new works to study. But yeah his art is incredibly raw for sure.
It’s so unfortunate that he couldn’t live to take advantage of this era of advanced digital art. Imagine what amazing things he could’ve done with the technology artists have access to now?
Beksiński had few very good computers. He made lot of digital arts.
@@ukaszgabryel4540 digital art wasn’t where it is now, the works that can be created now are out of this world, back at the dawn on photoshop artists where very limited but also where still learning and experimenting with the medium which has resulted in works that haven’t stood the test of time imo, I know for a fact that if he was alive today and was able to sink a substantial amount of time into these programs the works of art he would create would be unimaginably good
Well..name one important good work of digital art in general compared to one Pic of Leonardo (sum up all computer games, VRs, whatever)..."digital art" i think its an oxymoron, like making "music" with a computer..im not saying inferior, its just not about what we call art or expression anymore. And the people feel it, noone ever will remember any graphics nerd, nor any of the electronic music heros from today longer than some months, thats for sure. I think he found that too.
Idk if cgi counts but he would probably make a world no one has seen before
@The Last Crusader what 👺
Thank you for the awesome video. You explain everything really well, shows how much effort you put into the script as well as the video itself. I was told about your video from Gingy's video about a video game called The Medium, made by a Polisher developer, that apparently has designs inspired by Beksinski.
Watched this video when it first came out, i keep coming back to it because of its majestic wording and how well the video is put together
I always thought that Beksinski's art was made digitally. The detail, precision and colours seen are so good, I found it hard to believe those were oil paintings.
I do mostly traditional art, but I've been trying to make the jump to digital. That kind of grainy texture his paintings is INCREDIBLY hard to get in digital art since it's caused by the texture of the paper/canvas.
@@Mothbean Beksiński don't paint on canva. All paitings are on beaverboard.
Digital never printed out the same as on screen. Plus the texture of the ink always made it flat. When I was in art.
i mean, he does have some digitial pieces, but you can clearly tell the difference tbh
You think you can't make details, precision and colors traditionally?
"... so I'm not going to try and interpret his paintings"
(three seconds later)
"The colour blue indicates the Zyklon B gas used in extermination camps" XD
Seriously though, great video!
That descended quicker than sanity
Just like my teacher.
I found that kindof ironic and funny too... but hes probably mainlining some truth. hahaha
@Toxic Potato That was what the artist was hinting at though. He wanted each of the viewers of his works to come to their own interpretations of his art. David lynch shares a similar like mindedness in that regard. 10 people can listen to a song and come up with 10 different interpretations as to its meaning as reflected through the lens of their own personal perspective. And that is why art is such a powerful medium of exploration into the mind of the artist and art aficionado alike.
Some critics, by "interpreting", actually try reading the mind of the artist and turn it in a statement, with the certainty of a disambiguation.
The color remark in the video is much more of an external observation, more like noticing a hint, instead of a story.
Absolutely great video Sir. The time taken to edit the amazing works of art into this short but educational and stunning price is just crazy. Nice work man. Love it! This guy is right up my alley-
Well done an explanation without explanation. I’ve known his work but not him. Incredible artist fantastic work.
There's so much pain in these paintings...it's makes you wonder how much shit this man actually saw
the nazi regime will do that to ya.
@@anicemahoganywoodtable7486 and red army
I see it as beauty
@@BuckfastConsumer there is beauty but alot of pain
@@BuckfastConsumer I don't think your opinion has any worth
Stabbed 17 times for not giving 100 dollars? That’s more terrifying than any of his paintings. Money and humans are truly the real evil. 🤯
I'd say greed. And humans...
Money is not evil itself, but merely amplifies character.
@@harseik7354 Interesting you say that, because I believe money (wealth, abundance) is energy, so it makes sense that energy would amplify one's character.
When motivated by greed and fueled by malice, no monster comes as close to how terrifying humans can be
It was a lot of money back then in Poland
This video ROCKED!! Thanks so much 💙
Dude, this was EXTREMELY well done 👍
Brilliant writing
i would’ve liked to see the paintings without them moving at 300mph
what i find funny is the amout of people who can’t take a joke
LMFAOOO. yes please slow down the panning speed!!!
Just look it up
Hit pause? Just a thought.
Aaron Logan moron
Now that's funny......
Why do I always find these videos at night
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4 a.m right now lol
@@vlastaneuwirtova4601 🖤
Beacouse theyre awesome.
This was my first "In Praise of Shadows" video and i am deeply disturbed by the imagery in this, it was bone chilling and spine shivering, impressive. Bravo
A wonderful breakdown of an intriguing life's work, thank you for sharing your keen insights
I like how he depicts even the soldiers as victims
there definitely are bloodthirsty maniacs who end up being soldiers just to kill, but throughout history the huge majority of soldiers were just normal people. To quote Niko from GTA4: "War is where the young and stupid are tricked into killing each other by the old and bitter"
No matter the side they fought on, those that died lived a life, had a family, people they loved and people that loved them. I would say everyone is a victim in war
Smoked Bear I'm not saying they weren't. That's why I like it. But nazis are usually shown as villains and I'd image someone growing up in his situation would.
@@TheHardcoreartz What I find funny is that people who are propagandised into seeing themselves as victims tend to have a very shallow outlook filled with hatred and spite - for example, white nationalists - whereas many people who are actually victims of awful monstrous acts tend to have a much deeper way of seeing the world and the people within it, and tend to harbour a lot more pity and forgiveness than the everyman would expect. He saw these naive individuals become convinced they were under threat with an acute knowledge of what being under threat was like, and as such saw the convincers as the true evil and the convinced just pawns and prey for those leading them.
@@Tedris4 There should be some variation of "mutt's law" to apply to SJWs that states the longer artistic interpretation is discussed with a liberal arts/gender studies major the greater the likelyhood of it being derailed into another spite-filled "muh white supremacy" hatred circle-jerk. To state that white people can't be victims because they are white is complete bullshit. Then again, you can't expect much from someone who idolizes Stalin and communism.
@i hate anime @S0ci0stan Found the Nazis. Seriously, we’re talking about a man who grew up in world war 2, of course Teddy’s gonna bring up the term white nationalist because, guess what? Nazis are white nationalists. And if you morons read the comment, you would see he said that the artist saw those soldiers as just pawns brainwashed and painted them as victims as well. There was no talk that whites can’t be victims too, quite the opposite in fact. Seriously, when you two see anyone say white nationalist anywhere in any context, do you just stop thinking? Are you all retarded or something?
I would like to see his paintings turned into a moving pictures, like they done with Van Gogh "Loving Vincent". Or a sci-fi horror made on base of his visuals.
Honestly a lot of these visuals are getting my creative juices flowing.
Actually there is a short moviee called "the cathedral" inspired by Beksiński's works
Warp from Warhammer 40 000 is close
Scifi horror ”Event Horizon” definitely feels like it has taken inspiration from this.
Mad God by Phil Tippett looks a lot like that, like aaa lot.
Thank you for this video, please keep it coming
Well done .Humbly this is Art.
They're unsettling, but I can't stop looking at them.
It's like gore
@@presauced :/
@@presauced hmm gore is worse
@@JotaroKujo-sx9hi I love blood
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@@thedoomslayer1744 I feel as if you are trying to make a demonic song it is slightly unsettling 0_0
He makes Dali's work look sane.
I'm sure Dali would agree to that!
DALI IS WEAK
@@zachkoehlinger6567 no. dali is the greatest.
Boris Sheen one of the greatest
@@Maplelust Dali doesnt paint if his wife dont give him an a idea or sketch to paint xd
I found Beksinski in high school for an art assignment I was working on for my port folio. I love his work so much.