Zdizslaw Bekinski was a well-known surrealist painter from Warsaw, Poland who worked in a number of areas but primarily painting in traditional oil paints. He was particularly well known for his bleak landscapes, vistas and dark, almost dreamlike creations which he worked on from the late 60s to the new millennium with his death. These were all based in the surrealist genre, which started back in the 1920s and became a popular art movement during the Cold War era. This style proved extremely popular east of the Berlin Wall as it was a popular way to produce a political opinion, and avoid the wrath of communist governments. Surrealist images tended to be provocative and unique in their appearance and Bekinski’s work was no different. The biggest …show more content…
As the dark images shows a bleak abyss with an unending row of large pillars jutting straight up into the hellish sky. Atop every other pillar sits a small clusters of humanoid creatures sitting around an open flame, in each cluster there is always one creature staring directly at the viewer of the painting. These creatures have sunken in eyes, and no other distinguishing features save for their arms and face. Noticeable three of the pillars appear to have been abandoned, with only ash left over from the fires. The fires in the middle of the creatures gathered together do not appear to give off any sort of light, nor do they appear to have any sort of fuel source save for that they come straight up from the ground. The viewers gaze however is directed towards the unending horizon, as they see that these pillars continue on seemingly forever as does the abyss present at the bottom of the painting. No identifiable source of light can be found, save for the orange glow coming from the upper right corner as Bekinski proves once again his mastery as manipulating light to create an eerie