Beksinski
A renowned Polish painter known for fantastic realism that
at first glance seems to denote a zombie apocalypse. They are contrived as
darkly surreal often desolate desert landscapes that are only inhabited by mass
graveyards and massive baroque/ gothic cathedrals that exist under rolling
storm clouds or cloaked in dense vaporous mists. What makes Beksinski’s work an
alluring piece is the strangely life-affirming details in his work. Shadowy
figures cavort under ominous skies; bright frivolous balloons are juxtaposed
with collapsing buildings, profoundly a bright piercing light is illuminated
over a figure clothed in mist and darkness.
These subtle features prove to give the dry lifeless
environments a sense of reassurance that life strives on even in worlds that
are in the process of collapsing around it these works call to mind the
allegorical meaning of the Epic of Gilgamesh. These works similarly feature
other apocalyptic themes including globular climate change and I like the idea
of vestiges remaining behind as subtle reminders of the past.
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