Beksiński at work, 1990

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[@timuk7033]

big brushes and messy start ....then small brushes and intricate detail. A tour de force of imagination.....genius of a man and will be remembered for centuries !

[@PaulMcCannWebBuilder]

'adjusting the focus of a camera'

[@jimmygrey6848]

Sounds like I'm watching the opening sequence to an 80's cop movie.

[@scottbruckner4653]

More like someone opened a polish version of jumanji.

[@Mattdotnfo]

Did this guy have the single most comfy set up or what? that hifi and studio space is incredible.

[@KB-tw8li]

Yes he had his own studio

[@adammah1908]

yep, in his own flat. Nice isolation from world to paint some horrific visions

[@marcellominasi41]

Good hi-fi stufa, but the worst positioning ever seen.

[@patriciazataj239]

That's a living room in a polish apartment . I'm from Poland

[@lobbyskids2]

@@patriciazataj239 better than my apartment for sure.

[@dezolance]

It would have been the best if there ever existed a beksinski painting timelapse

[@animarumcervantez570]

Bryce Thibodeaux you did the same to Ivan Matveyev, you get what you give out.

[@user-mo1zj1tl3b]

Bryce Thibodeaux couldn’t get anymore pretentious huh?

[@sgtpepper91]

@Bryce Thibodeaux everyone who read your comments thinks you're a loser.

[@Astroghouls]

a lot of losers in the comments. Dare I say, dumb fucks.

[@hoodyhoo1004]

Ivan Matveyev you know how to deal with stupidity, I commend you

[@eschaton7813]

I wonder if we'll ever see a complete archive of his works. It seems like he produced a painting a week and there are still paintings I've never seen before and they're not cataloged.

[@The_Qube]

I highly recommend visiting his gallery at Sanok Castle if you're able to, apart from the well known works it also has a lot of the more obscure paintings and sketches.

[@YouGuessIGuess]

@@The_Qube Thanks for the tip--it would be a dream to see more of his paintings and especially in person.

[@Hejirah]

@@The_Qube I may wanna try and visit! Since I live near, in Slovakia....

[@Zavvorov]

Hm, in other interview he said that he paint very slowly, so I doubt there was new painting per week.

[@junkgrave]

@@Zavvorov He averaged about 40 paintings per year for decades. Some years more, some less, but about a painting per week is about right.

[@reka_sz0]

The CD he puts on is Carl Nielsen's 4th symphony conducted by Karajan and played by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

[@CYON4D]

I was wondering that, thanks.

[@sakirabbit900]

Thank you

[@pestlund]

Thank you

[@minchui]

That's was just wondering!!!

[@toddfrendell6837]

Does anyone recognize the loudspeakers he has chosen?

[@screamingscarlette]

What I would give to see in detail how he made his bones

[@andyteszner]

He used to compare his style to "adjusting focus of a camera". A big colour spot, then adding sharp detail with delicate small brush strokes... Thanks for watching Scarlette. :)

[@te9591]

I swear when I look at beksinski bone hand/knuckle textures it reminds me a lot of a tarsiers clenched hand.

[@el_teodoro]

@@andyteszner wow, perfect analogy

[@honicthesedgehog6207]

@Chris McRoy lmao. keep it in ur pants bruh

[@randomalienfrommars0567]

The shots of the two human figures decaying and deteriorating from a supportive erotic embrace to a blurry sickly emaciated mourning is chilling and powerful on an indescribable level

[@bryna7]

I like when he scratches his belly.

[@anotherfoundsheep1773]

Why are we here

[@oriondurdaller3349]

Bryna L. I like your pfp what is it? (Sorry if that’s actually the dumbest question ever)

[@markusgallegos6253]

I like the moment i read this is the exact moment he scratched his belly in the video.

[@MrRemorseless]

@@oriondurdaller3349 possibly a Clive Barker painting

[@mendelovitch]

Me too! We are all just silly bipedial apes…

[@beef5010]

I would love to look at all the cds he has. Imagine a playlist of songs that Beksinski *actually* painted to 😯

[@ElazarY]

You can see it via the Sanok museum! He listened mostly to opera, rock, and a bit of i’between

[@DRAWKCABLLA]

It is very cool to see his approach to painting. Him taking the time between strokes to step back and view his work played a role in the superiority of his paintings. I wish I had the patience and strength to work standing like him.

[@maxmad9208]

I was born exactly when he made this video 🙂

[@BeanBandit0]

Then you have a gift my friend

[@mrhiblo]

This is what The Joy of Painting would be like, if the camera man was on acid. And realizing that he and Bob were actually living in the intro sequence to Portal 3.

[@karolakkolo123]

Portal 3? Can you explain exactly what you mean by that? There are only two portals

[@cdcopley3404]

Thanks for posting. I love to see Beksinski paint. I only wish we had more video of him doing so. I am working on several paintings as an homage to him.

[@crucicrix5011]

Bad Lifestyle I'd love to see that

[@inominado1975]

Has anyone in the history of mankind come close to the Beksinsk to this day? I can not believe this video was posted. Beksinsk is a demigod

[@oenomausHD]

I believe Beksinski was directly inspired by the great Polish painter Jacek Malczewski 1854-1929 where one can see multi figures blending together moving though a room similar to some of Bek's compositions. As far as artists of equal caliber just look to his contemporaries like H. Giger, Robert Venosa, Ernst Fuchs, De Es Schwertberger and even Dariusz Zawadzki who does Beksinski's style even better than Beksinski!

[@xcanini]

i understand why you would compare Dariusz Zawadzki to Beksinski, but beside drawing/painting techniques they are a lot different. While Zawadzki portrais more of a fantasy and mechanical world, Beksinski is more subconscious and emotion. Saying that Zawadzki does it better is ignorant.

[@oenomausHD]

I was somewhat exaggerating when saying he does it better, merely responding to the notion from the first comment "has anyone come close" but still stand by the fact that Zawadski is technically beyond Beksinski in detail and realism (thus the doing it better statement) which can be used to differentiate between the two.

[@adishankaracharya4988]

I have found two, maybe. They reminded me of Beksinski, Dariusz Zawadzki (Polish) and Xueguo Yang (Chinese). Check them out.

[@inominado1975]

Oenomaus i believe he's is inspired by hyeronimus bosch

[@Lena-yj4il]

Dziękujemy za udostępnienie.

[@1powelrainbow2]

looks like a radio station than a painting studio...amazing man with his inner sanctuaries!!

[@radzio00012]

actually, it's his flat

[@awakenazathoth5164]

He probably liked to have ambient music on while he painted. This is inside his house he usd this room as his office.

[@KeeperOfProphecies]

There are still MANY of his works that have yet to be catalogued online. The piece shown at 3:16: I've never seen that one before -- and I've scoured the internet for as many pictures of his work as possible. Who knows if anyone will establish a thorough documentation of his work that can be seen.

[@Kydino]

Are his pieces available in local Polish museums/galleries or did he keep them to himself?

[@KeeperOfProphecies]

I'm sure there are Polish galleries that have some of his work in-house, but it's still a monumental task to categorize them all and to put them online. Even Dmochowski's gallery is limited in that regard.

[@Thecaligariproject]

I saw this paint just yesterday in Warsaw in a gallery. It's amazing. I think that this masterpiece has no title, like most of his productions. Sorry for my bad English.

[@luman1109]

also he destroyed many works he deemed to personal for anyone else too see

[@amjan]

There is a video interview on youtube where he talks about how much he enjoys making paintings just for his own pleasure with no desire of showing them to people.

[@TM-gu6bp]

i wonder where all those vhs tapes are? Its a masterpiece recording a masterpiece

[@alexandrgrigoriev8081]

Мой любимый польский художник.

[@coolazsmf775]

This guy is phenomenal, he's severely underrated. I wonder what technique which he uses for most of his paintings

[@Crytoma]

Phenomenal mind.

[@travispadilla3972]

if you don't know by now beksiński work was featured in Constantine

[@6scar911]

Comic or film?

[@te9591]

Really?

[@AndresGonzalez-wc3ek]

I guess on the scene of hell

[@te9591]

@@AndresGonzalez-wc3ek I'll have to try and watch for it one of these nights.

[@ninosawbrzostowiecki1892]

The music captures an artist’s hypomanic state perfectly.

[@NicoScorpio]

OMG that panasonic s-vhs camcorder, the Karajan cd, the synth music. Those were the 90s my friend

[@kamillo0606]

Andy, dzięki, fajnie nam dozujesz te perełki. Oby było ich jeszcze jak najwięcej.

[@percivalyracanth1528]

Zdzislaw "I swear I didn't use psychedelics" Beksinski

[@phillop6076]

This isn't a joe Rogan video

[@te9591]

@@phillop6076 what if joe could draw and paint like that bruh?

[@phillop6076]

@@te9591 another edgelord lol

[@el_teodoro]

@@phillop6076 take a chill pill

[@Oddie0521]

@@te9591 Joe had a pretty nice artwork actually, he used to showed and talked about it on his early podcasts . .

[@beargryls1668]

Wow, pierwsze nagranie w którym widze jak mistrz naprawde maluje a nie macha tylko pędzlem

[@minibroda]

wlasnie obejrzalem caly cykl 72 filmow o Zdzichu. Chcialbym podziekowac Panu za udostepnienie tego ciekawego materialu. Chcialbym aby Pan powiedzial co sadzi o niedawnym filmie o rodzinie Beksinskich! pozdr

[@dahltje]

I love his work. Its beautifully terrifying💕

[@nik1128]

I have his wolves painting as a half sleeve on my arm. Was I young and do I regret it? yes. But it is what it is. I think it's a beautiful piece and he will forever be one of my favorite artists.

[@leticiacasarrubias7178]

Wuauuuu muchas graxs por subirlo le daria me encanta si hubiera, muchas graxs éste video nos deja ver de que manera pintaba Beksinski ya viendolo asi de cerca se pueden entender mejor sus obras! Saludos desde Acapulco :D

[@abhilashaagrawal3564]

My guru😍😭🙏🙏🙏

[@jacyraynebow3173]

My favorite artist ❤️

[@sky44david]

Wow, rare treasure of documentation to see the great Artist working, thanks!

[@HunterForsberg]

Idol. 🖤

[@sonijam]

I like his work space.

[@daveg686]

Greetings from Moore, Texas. Please find and show more. His art is so creepy and mysterious you can't stop looking at it trying to make sense of it but the sense is just out of reach. I love it!

[@MegaZidzid]

thanks for sharing great material!👍

[@cryptoslimer8589]

2 questions. Why does he use the camcorder? And what is the significance of the number '2' on many of his paintings?

[@mintcoffeeart825]

Hello a fellow working artist here, I can only unfortunately answer the first question but most artist tend to document their work progress and sometimes using a camera can help see a slightly different perspective of your work, a camera tends to change the look of pieces and colors. I do it quite often and helps me to refer back to something if needed, and sometimes documentation is required for some art places. Hope this helped :)

[@Mx123-h1k]

I like the way this is filmed x

[@leticiacasarrubias7178]

Amazing! Thank you :D!!!!

[@Android_replicant]

Es una experiencia mística ver el pasado de un pinto tan fascinante

[@adolfoplascencia13]

Anty Somnio BEKSINSKI, GRAN MAESTRO! el ha sido mi inspiración para encontrar el rumbo en mi estilo al pintar.

[@seanwarren9357]

Yay, I get the best recommendations! Awesome, thanks for sharing, he's one of my favorite artists.

[@mimim102]

this poor man was murdered :/ that's so sad...

[@saii221]

really?

[@petrniedoba2258]

@@saii221 Yes, unfortunately he was stabbed by some young guy who wanted money from him. He was stabbed 17 times.

[@jibber2000]

And while he was still alive his son committed suicide....

[@MISTRESSKITTYLOVER]

Amazing, thanks for sharing

[@hjalmarjongenburgerosteran3638]

Writing a school thingie about this guy - Great artist!

[@BobMotster]

Look at this man's studio. He's living decades ahead of his time. Intelligence, order and creativity ooze from every item in view.

[@PaulMcCannWebBuilder]

I was about to write the same comment. Glad others notice that workspace. I want to see a video of him setting things up. That lighting! Watching other videos of him working, he never once stumbles looking for something. He knows exactly which tube to grab among that divided drawer of paints.

[@onlyoneofhiskind]

@@PaulMcCannWebBuilder It was normal thing to have room organized this way in Poland in the 90s (This was most likely filmed inside his flat apartment not a studio) People were proud of their stereo hi-fi and music collection. Those organized shelves and cabinets behind him is called "meblościanka" which was along with "wersalka" the most common furniture. Generally most of the population was resourceful and well organized.I like the office desk lamps used as lighting around the painting area. Wonder if it helped with paint drying process.

[@DawsonSWilliams]

Ah! He’s an admirer of the great Karajan too.

[@Saturn_rings]

He unfortunately burned a bunch of his paintings at one point. There’s tons of deep emotional paintings by him the public will never be able to see.

[@cyklop1977]

Master at work

[@powerplantpipe]

this video gives so much information that i can almost smell how his workspace would smell maybe i just have synesthesia

[@BezChaosowania]

Niesamowity materiał, bardzo dziękuję.

[@chriswhite8452]

a professional

[@iremekinsayn341]

what is the name of the song playing in the back?

[@te9591]

Dont know but sounds kind of like tangerine dream.

[@el_teodoro]

In the end there is a credit to who made it but I don't think this is a specific song.

[@PolarBear-rc4ks]

I Shazamed it and it came up with this? Iceflow (Icetalk Mix) by Spirits Burning & Bridget Wishart. www.shazam.com/track/123393451/iceflow-icetalk-mix Don't know if it's right!

[@souminshahrid4164]

It's probably Alan Davey's One Moon Circles

[@jimisi7424]

Jesus even his studio was depressing. Quickly becoming my favorite artist

[@mav45678]

It was extremely functional, which reflects his personality acurately. Also, it was in communist Poland, where buying anything was a challenge (stuff just wasn't in the stores, you had to have connections to get it), so completing such studio was actually a major accomplishment in itself.

[@Nanfius]

i find his work to be quite uplifting actually….not depressing…i see him quite focused at work, far away from depressive state…what i see its a studio with magic…but i do understand your view….

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

It's wonderful to see the Master at work!

[@esbensloth]

I never knew he used acrylics, always assumed they were oil paintings

[@PolarBear-rc4ks]

But i swear it did say somewhere he used oils.....?

[@nicktrousers]

I think both. But can't say which one more that the other. Possibly acrylics more

[@TimothyONeill_84.]

Nick Trousers you’re right he did use both acrylics and oils, not at the same time, of course

[@lazchurchyard1229]

He used acrylics as a 'sketch' base, and then when he knew what he wanted, he used oils. Acrylics are just less expensive.

[@danitiwa]

You can save a bit of money by using acrylics for the imprimatura. It also keeps oil paints from sinking through the canvas and getting a washed out look. It’s not uncommon for oil painters to do the base layer in acrylic paint.

[@Dong_Harvey]

1:24. I guess the key to great art is in the scratching of the belly

[@DanekR]

Bardzo ciekawa muzyka ilustracyjna jest przy tych filmach, choćby ta tutaj. Można dowiedzieć się kto konkretnie ją wykonuje?

[@robertwanczowski695]

Cześć. Też jestem ciekawy ale dokładnie. Na mój gust to może myć muzyka Zespołu SBB. Z Józefem Skrzekiem.

[@holadonkey]

a vast collection of music . interesting work approach and fascinating , wonderful art .

[@richardmazursky2796]

I lived in the same district as the Beksiński family. These were post-communist blocks with many flats - "concrete jungle". Times were dangerous because Poland was controlled by the mafias. High crime rate... special in Warsaw. At the center of this "sad reality" was the great artist Beksiński. People knew about him that he was an artist, painter, etc. Nobody took him seriously ... and that saved his paintings and himself. If gangsters knew the value of his paintings, he would have to escape from Poland. It always intrigued me that "he had treasures that no one saw". In the end, his luck ended and he was killed by a teenager ... he stole a foto camera. He didn't steal pictures worth a lot of money but a cheap camera. I write about it that Beksiński lived on the "knife's edge", it was dangerous all around. These were bad times for the great artist Beksiński and Poland. Another thing is that Beksinki family relations were very complicated ... up to the son's suicide, the death of his wife. The artist himself was a very "hard person" and not easy to live in a family. However, in all this trouble time and hard life : amazing and unique art was created!. Regards

[@Caligari...]

Tragic ending to a Great Artist . He became one of his Masterpieces ... 5:34

[@sabrinanascimento1267]

I love his dark paintings. My Twin-insists that I embrace my Dark side. Maybe I will.

[@Otheisis]

What is this music please, i love it

[@francocapozzo]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@luvdomus]

Ironic that he died violently. Great artist of the grotesque, though.

[@relaxxmee]

What the music in this video, who made it beautiful song?

[@FlowerShopGuy]

same

[@Amad91]

amazing music collection and great painter

[@noahneels5009]

Who knows what this poor man had going through his mind.

[@tomajortom]

which cd did he put on? could anyone recognize the album or the artist?

[@edgarcaballerorangel1556]

herbert von karajan

[@Logoispermatikoi]

Thanks

[@Garlonk]

His studio looks amazing. art is kinda cool too.

[@松江州泰]

動いているベクシンスキーさん、初めて観ました。偉大な画家の制作に取り組む姿を観る事ができた事、嬉しく思います。ありがとうございました。

[@Marvelous.Leonardo]

song?

[@degas7aaa274]

Why I keep getting advertisements of this mexican guy Degu catalan? the guy draws terribly and looks like a cartoon. Besides, his cheap art has nothing in common with Beksinski.

[@aniawalczak1168]

What did he use at the beginning to draw with? Pencils?

[@Artistjmorgan]

Somebody know the name of the song ??

[@kotwilson]

Muzyka to prawdopodobnie Klaus Schulce lub Tangerine Dream....pasuje idealnie

[@toddfrendell6837]

There is a music credit at the end of this video: "High & Mighty," with Dan Thomson (ex Hawkwind) on drums, and Andy Teszner on keyboards 🔊🎶👍

[@Kashwowz]

he recreates his visions and getting obsessed with them watching them

[@ДокторЯдо]

I hope the two degenerates who murdered him are having "fun" time in prison.

[@TimothyONeill_84.]

Доктор Ядо I don’t doubt you, but, I read it was just one person that murdered him, a friend’s son committed the murder, if I’m mistaken please let me know, I’m a little fuzzy on the details, maybe you could fill me in with what really happened.

[@ДокторЯдо]

@@TimothyONeill_84. It's not exactly his friend's son, it's son of house commandant. He was found guilty alongside his buddy who assisted him on murder of Beksinski. That's what I know.

[@124Tao]

What is the title of the song on this video?

[@fidelfunez]

Where's the music from?

[@pierrebarrauddelagerie]

@Andy Teszner . Thank you to bring these videos.

[@xiao9250]

Este vídeo es muy bueno

[@jamescunningham4418]

Idol

[@sx91k]

does anyone know the music in the background?

[@myyriad778]

Stalaggh - Projekt misantropia excerpt

[@dronespace]

@@myyriad778 lol

[@Sketcher86]

@@myyriad778 wrong music

[@Drake45100]

Did he just draw scp 096 at 4:46

[@RaviKumar-cl6iy]

Thanks for the inspiration to thrash metal drawings

[@ewagabriel3871]

Here is Polish genius at work. 👍

[@DethronerX]

I was going to ask what music would he listen to when painting and then video shows the CD but you cant read the text. I would definitely like to know.

[@lionhartd138]

Not what I expected. I guess I thought he would look like a cross between Tom Araya ( circa 1985 ) and Chuck Schuldner in his physical prime. And be listening to Mayhem while working...

[@fragnshrapnels]

80s halo main OST

[@jamesonrichards5105]

This guy is such a genius that he was listening to halo theme before Halo came out

[@イズモフモフ]

日本ではカルトな輩が不吉な絵のように言っている人がいますが、非常に荘厳で美しい絵です。 貴重な映像ありがとうございます。 どのようなクラシック音楽を好まれた方なのか興味があります。

[@graphygaming1529]

Guys play scorn game this is so much inspired by his work

[@bvim75]

how long to finish each work? amazing!

[@adamstanley4778]

900 years

[@Mithferion]

He surely took his time to produce his Work

[@KF-qj2rn]

I wonder how "old masters" would take to modern day digital software, screens, etc.....

[@maisumamadrugada]

Perfect

[@ivanmaldonadocampos3092]

Para mi sin lugar a dudas el mejor artista..se le acerca h.r.giger pero no le alcanza

[@Valenciasart]

Para mi estan al mismo nivel