>[!abstract] >**Zdzisław Beksiński** (1929–2005) was a Polish painter, photographer, and sculptor. An architect by training, his work contained stylistic elements of existentialism, the fantastic, horror, and surrealism. All his creations are untitled because he resisted hinting at any form of imposed interpretation. > >Below are my favorite works of his, in no particular order, selected from 824 works at https://www.wikiart.org/en/zdzislaw-beksinski/all-works. I long imagined alien landscapes inspired by my readings of H. P. Lovecraft or Etienne Klein, and I found in Beksiński the near-exact illustration of those. His work is also reminiscent of that of H. R. Giger. >[!example] External resources >- [In Praise of Shadows: The nightmare artist](https://youtu.be/dxRB4sdbIcw) (YouTube video) >- [The Collector: The Dystopian Surrealist Painter You Should Know](https://www.thecollector.com/zdzislaw-beksinski-the-dystopian-surrealist-painter-you-should-know/) ## My favorite works (in no particular order) ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 1984.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 14.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 25.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 27.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 29.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 34.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 38.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 39.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 54.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 85.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 106.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 158.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 164.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 166.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 171.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 190.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 203.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 214.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 219.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 240.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 242.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 246.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 249.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 257.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 264.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 266.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 267.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 268.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 269.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 283.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 291.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 349.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 456.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 491.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 549.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 623.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 1978.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 1978-1.jpg]] ![[Zdzisław Beksiński — 1957.jpg]] >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): — >- **West** (similar): — >- **East** (different): — >- **South** (downstream): —