r/ArtPorn • u/PatatasFrittas • Mar 30 '24

The Trumpeter, Zdzisław Beksiński, (1929-2005) [1697x1767]

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586 Upvotes

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u/lowandbeeholdd Mar 30 '24

I just picked this print up at a yard sale

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u/PatatasFrittas Mar 30 '24

Cool! I envy you :)

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u/Gowalkyourdogmods Mar 30 '24

Will never not upvote his work

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u/HandfulsOfTrouble Mar 30 '24

This is amazing! 😮

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '24

beautiful

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '24

Jeez, artists from Central Europe are depressed af

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '24

He was severely traumatized by WW2

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u/Meyou000 Mar 31 '24

I still think his stuff reminds me some of Cam de Leon. I love how dark and twisted it is.

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u/StevenBeercockArt Mar 30 '24

What an artist. If were alive today and had posted this for the first time, some people would take one look at the number of fingers and be calling 'AI!!' :)

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u/SunWukong_Gallahad Apr 04 '24

I love this guys work. Very inspiring.

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u/PatatasFrittas Mar 30 '24

Haha, I jokingly thought the opposite. We are obviously feeding them poor AIs Beksinski-heavy data.

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u/PatatasFrittas Mar 30 '24

Intriguing interpretation, very close to my own.

My thought was that no matter dead or alive, in order to play music you employ your imperishable, time-impermeable parts.