Horror

Carbonated_Brains · 01-24-2005, 09:52 PM

What.

Must.

This.

Man.

Dream?

Enter the world of Zdzislaw Beksinski. Do you find it beautiful, terrifying, or both?

Is it art, or madness?

Personally, I find it compellingly beautiful.

Happy Monkey · 01-24-2005, 11:00 PM

Very cool. Strong Giger elements.

staceyv · 01-25-2005, 06:48 AM

I like the last picture with the man who has a lot of fingers. I actually drew a picture like that when I went through my artsy phase. It was a picture of Jimi Hendrix playing guitar, and he had about 12 fingers on each hand- ofcourse, he wasn't a skeleton.
The rest, I find disturbing. They are dark and depressing. The main theme seems to me to be death.

Beestie · 01-25-2005, 08:14 AM

Wow. That is awesome stuff!

These three stood out for various reasons:

One

Two

Three

wolf · 01-25-2005, 08:43 PM

Fascinatingly organic.

I don't see him as Ggigerish as you do, HM ... there's a quality of line and style and draftsmanship to Giger's work that Beksinski doesn't seem to have. His work is beyond neat, though!

I looked through a couple of the gallery pages, and it finally hit me ... this is the kind of picture that Harlan Ellison would sit in a store window and write a short story about.

I also thought that several of these pieces would not have been out of place as story lead ins in Omni Magazine, before the UFO wierdos took over.

Elspode · 01-26-2005, 12:41 PM

Does it make me weird that I didn't find these works horrific at all? I don't really know how to explain it, but it was more like what a world of our dead ancestors might look like. None of the beings pictured seemed like they were coming after me or anything...they just looked - well - dead. Sort of like some of my neighbors.

Carbonated_Brains · 01-26-2005, 01:01 PM

<img src="http://www.gnosis.art.pl/iluminatornia/sztuka_o_inspiracji/zdzislaw_beksinski/zdzislaw_beksinski_1979_2.jpg" width="80%" height="80%">

This one is my favourite, I think.

mdease · 01-28-2005, 08:55 PM

I think these two are the scariest:
http://www.gnosis.art.pl/iluminatorn...ski_1978_2.htm

http://www.gnosis.art.pl/iluminatorn...inski_1977.htm

But I think his art is utter brilliance. It is originally creatative and makes its beauty clear because of the unique style of his art.

flippant · 01-31-2005, 02:41 PM

I'm just glad someone had a camera there at my last family reunion.

Flippant

Brown Thrasher · 02-03-2005, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carbonated_Brains

<img src="http://www.gnosis.art.pl/iluminatornia/sztuka_o_inspiracji/zdzislaw_beksinski/zdzislaw_beksinski_1979_2.jpg" width="80%" height="80%">

This one is my favourite, I think.

Absolutely beautiful.. I find good abstract art to be like looking into the clouds. You can persuade your mind to see all sorts of things.

DanaC · 11-13-2006, 05:49 PM

Beautiful. Some haunting imagery.

footfootfoot · 11-13-2006, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carbonated_Brains

Is it art, or madness?

Are they mutually exclusive?

Spexxvet · 11-14-2006, 11:00 AM

This is pretty freaky!

Sundae · 11-15-2006, 02:55 PM

Oh crikey.
I could deal with the rest of them. But that is going to be in my dreams tonight.

leathered face wet tongue no eyes twisted blindly seeking larger than life coming after me mouth to bite and two wet tongues to lick and lick and lick

Ibby · 11-16-2006, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

...and two wet tongues to lick and lick and lick

Wait, thats a bad thing?

01-24-2005, 09:52 PM	#1
Carbonated_Brains Does it show up here when I type? Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Between the smoky layers of a prosciutto sandwich! Posts: 355	Horror What. Must. This. Man. Dream? Enter the world of Zdzislaw Beksinski. Do you find it beautiful, terrifying, or both? Is it art, or madness? Personally, I find it compellingly beautiful.

01-24-2005, 11:00 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Very cool. Strong Giger elements. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-25-2005, 08:14 AM	#4
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Wow. That is awesome stuff! These three stood out for various reasons: One Two Three __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

01-25-2005, 08:43 PM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Fascinatingly organic. I don't see him as Ggigerish as you do, HM ... there's a quality of line and style and draftsmanship to Giger's work that Beksinski doesn't seem to have. His work is beyond neat, though! I looked through a couple of the gallery pages, and it finally hit me ... this is the kind of picture that Harlan Ellison would sit in a store window and write a short story about. I also thought that several of these pieces would not have been out of place as story lead ins in Omni Magazine, before the UFO wierdos took over. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis Last edited by wolf; 01-25-2005 at 08:45 PM.

01-26-2005, 12:41 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Does it make me weird that I didn't find these works horrific at all? I don't really know how to explain it, but it was more like what a world of our dead ancestors might look like. None of the beings pictured seemed like they were coming after me or anything...they just looked - well - dead. Sort of like some of my neighbors. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-25-2005, 06:48 AM	#3
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	I like the last picture with the man who has a lot of fingers. I actually drew a picture like that when I went through my artsy phase. It was a picture of Jimi Hendrix playing guitar, and he had about 12 fingers on each hand- ofcourse, he wasn't a skeleton. The rest, I find disturbing. They are dark and depressing. The main theme seems to me to be death.

01-26-2005, 01:01 PM	#7
Carbonated_Brains Does it show up here when I type? Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Between the smoky layers of a prosciutto sandwich! Posts: 355	<img src="http://www.gnosis.art.pl/iluminatornia/sztuka_o_inspiracji/zdzislaw_beksinski/zdzislaw_beksinski_1979_2.jpg" width="80%" height="80%"> This one is my favourite, I think.

01-28-2005, 08:55 PM	#8
mdease Jotter of Notes Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 11	I think these two are the scariest: http://www.gnosis.art.pl/iluminatorn...ski_1978_2.htm http://www.gnosis.art.pl/iluminatorn...inski_1977.htm But I think his art is utter brilliance. It is originally creatative and makes its beauty clear because of the unique style of his art.

01-31-2005, 02:41 PM	#9
flippant shameless....so stop trying so hard....-me Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado location* Posts: 215	I'm just glad someone had a camera there at my last family reunion. Flippant __________________ - I know we won't meet again in the season of blossoms, And I won't sit quietly by drunk in my chamber- YU HSUAN- CHI Ninth Century, CHANG' AN

11-13-2006, 05:49 PM	#11
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Beautiful. Some haunting imagery.

11-14-2006, 11:00 AM	#13
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	This is pretty freaky! __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

11-15-2006, 02:55 PM	#14
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oh crikey. I could deal with the rest of them. But that is going to be in my dreams tonight. leathered face wet tongue no eyes twisted blindly seeking larger than life coming after me mouth to bite and two wet tongues to lick and lick and lick __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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