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The Fantastic Art of Beksinski (Masters of Fantastic Art S.)

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People have compared Bekinski's work to Giger's but I really don't think they're that similar, other than a theme of organic buildings and alien landscapes. Giger's work is all about sex and machinery, but Bekinski isn't interested in making any kind of statement, he's purely interested in the imagery, which is why I think I relate to him more than any other professional artist. Anyway, about his work, it's stunning. It takes you out of this time and place and into a far past or future of old dry dead things which are somehow still alive and aware. It's morbid and it's beautiful and I've found it to be extremely inspiring.

I'm not about to start making comparisons to other artists of similar subject matter (like H.R. Giger, whose work was one of my first inspirations), but since seeing my first Bekinski painting literally yesterday, I have been enthralled by his unparalleled mastery of the dark. You get a few glimpses of world War II in his works - just enough to perhaps guess as to what served as his inspiration - but his work goes much, much further than simply portraying the horrors of war. From trees of desiccated limbs, covered in age-old spiderwebs, to similarly skeletal monolithic constructions, foreboding in their mysterious ultra-human purpose, there is a merging of dead life and non-living objects, so that often one hardly knows if one is looking at a rock that has been given the shape of a bone or a dried tree limb, or rather a bone that has degenerated to such an extent that it has come to resemble a piece of wind-blown slate.

The artist himself has often reiterated that his paintings are not references, and that reading meaning into them is a waste of time; indeed, all of his works bear a single name - "Untitled." But to me, this means simply that there are all but infinite layers of meaning in Bekinski's crazed paintings - ones that invite the onlookers to define the art for themselves, and by doing so, lose themselves in the twilight of the infinite corridors of Zdzislaw Bekinski's imagination.

This is a great collection of an undescribable artists' works . Granted there were some pieces of his that weren t included , but alas - you can only fit so much into one volume . Besides , when you re an eccentric fan , you will seek out obscure works and will not likely find them afterwards . Regardless of such things , I recomend this collection to every fan of fantastic artwork . Personally , before discovering Mr. Beksinski's works I was more interested in pieces by Daniel Ouellette , and H.R. Giger . Both of which are great artists , but their work was still missing something , and I found that something through Zdzislaw Beksinski's work . I hope you will be able to as well .

I like his style. The texture of bone and stone, of sky and earth are an interesting vision. This is the first book of his I found, the second was a Japanese/English work that was published after his death--that book includes one one or two reprints from this title, and is also a great addition to your collection.

I am glad I got this book from my Amazon recommendations, because Zdzislaw Beksinski's work is like no other. I know everyone is going to make the comparison to Giger - fine get over it. Beksinski and Giger are as different as Van Gogh and Dali. No one has come along with this, this ... look(?) in art for a long time. It is the type of art that is going to be on book covers, but it is much greater than that. I would like to see a biography on him, as he has the tragic life of an artist. He was murdered in 2005 and his son committed suicide. All that said, this is some of the most unusual art and subject matter you will ever see. Discover this relatively unknown artist.

Beksinski grew up in WWII and postwar Poland, his art clearly reflects this influence in his life. Pictures wrought with bones and post-apocalyptic imagery fill this book to the brim. He has such a gift for intricate details, a picture of a skeletong playing a trumpet, the trumpet is made out of hundreds of bones, and one can not tell where the hands end and the trumpet begins. But, the minute details of the bones and the main character itself are just wonderful. The book also gives a teaser in the end of some of his later digital works, pieces that I hope we get to see more of. Beksinski is definitely dark...but belongs on the shelf right next to Geiger and Barlowe.

The artwork of Zdzislaw Beksinski is absolutely stunning. The images that are conjured in this book are so original and different. Beksinski has an eye for detail and the sheer uniqueness and ambiguity of his artwork really sets him apart from other fantasy artists/ surrealists. I highly recommend this book!

Wow. If you're looking for an art book that deals with surrealism, look no further than here! In my opinion Bekinski is the ultimate master of grotesque and morbid surrealism; i find his work to be far more fascinating than even Giger's. Bekinski's art is at the same time very dry, fragile, and above all, ancient. The high amount of abstraction in Bekinski's work is what makes it so alluring. He doesn't put portray his ideas and concepts explicitly, and therefore his art is open to interpretation. His compositions involving twisted, organic, corpse-like heaps actually remind me of my own artwork, so this book resides in a sentimental place in me. Buy this book now.

The information is very little and the drawings are so few, compared to all the Magnificent Work this talented artist drew and painted.

Pour les âmes perdues qui naviguent dans cette vie, voici un phare bien lugubre à la beauté pourtant si macabre.La mort sous les yeux de Beksinsky est un paradi pour les miens. La fragilité que je retrouve à l'intérieur de ces toiles est pourtant remplie de dureté physique.
For all the lost souls, this is a dark lighout. Death in the eyes of Beksinsky is a paradi for my eyes. The fragility i find in hes painting is filled of so much physical pain.