Wilhelm Sasnal and the Power of Image | Brilliant Ideas Ep. 47

Polish artist Wilhelm Sasnal is a prolific painter and filmmaker whose vivid images draw on the mass media, the intimate experience of family life and the darkest chapters of Polish history. A child of the punk era and the fall of the Berlin Wall, he's insatiably curious about the modern world and unafraid to confront the powers that be and the most taboo subjects.

[@lisengel2498]

Very sensitive images, very alive at the same time very contemporary images and then also very dreamlike -

[@peteorthmann3183]

I find it rather disingenuous when people who have a financial interest in an artist's work, comment on how genius the work is.

[@davidchen5696]

Would you rather they criticize it? What makes it disingenuous? The fact that they discovered his work, had interest in it, supported it and worked to get his work out to the world should tell you that maybe, they actually like the work.

[@cchampa17]

@@davidchen5696 is your head really that far up your ass? rich people who buy art dont care about the art and are smart enough to be able to convince other people that they care / that society should care. its easier to make a profit off a work from a well-known artist.

[@iliveinarichgirlsdream]

You all make valid points it appears you have your heads up each others asses

[@steakkidneypie767]

@@iliveinarichgirlsdream I'd have to agree

[@goetzalexander6221]

@@davidchen5696 very simply: they have a financial interest

[@cinnamonbeardstud]

I wish people commenting on this series would understand that without all of the different points of view of gallerists and curators and critics we wouldn't even know who this person is, and maybe not even have a series like this to begin with. As a working artist myself I have to appreciate people like these because they help advocate, challenge, encourage, and inspire people like me because they have the depth of experience that can tell us their thoughts using contextual knowledge that goes beyond what people outside of the art world can offer. If any of these people truly didn't care they wouldn't bother giving feedback at all.

[@josephgaribaldi4340]

Love the idea of the View ... bringing every day people into the discussion / debating differences

[@ennioramon7377]

Ti seguo da molti anni,sei un grande!

[@Corrie-gk4go]

Artists with a solid work ethic are dynamite!

[@vincentpeakk]

This man is a amazing artist!

[@sandrakarwel]

love his work

[@eg-g]

Great painter.

[@calmesfrederick]

I have nothing against the artist, I think his work is interesting. But the way they talk about his work is a bit too ridiculous.

[@latetodagame1892]

🤣👍🏽

[@gussgusshaw]

can anyone tell me the name of the documentary they refer to,thanks.

[@MartynaBogacka]

shoah

[@Mahler2332]

his command of the brush is crazy

[@Doppe1ganger]

What's the material used? Acrylics?

[@maltaeguk]

6:08

[@satchelyork]

He uses Schminke Norma oils

[@jayfolk]

that random jogger videobomb 5:53

[@FlipXpander]

~~~~~~ interesting

[@spoudaois4535]

this guy is fantastic

[@margietalk]

11:01

[@jozefibarr1601]

reminds me of a raw edward hopper.

[@satchelyork]

I don't see that at all, their handling of paint and color choices are miles apart. Maybe the loneliness in the images but thats it

[@Gabriel-jx2tt]

I see way more Morandi than Hopper in his work, personally

[@margietalk]

10:28+

[@dalicloud9]

he paints like bacon, richter, and hopper.

[@colettepdx]

uh sorry name dropper... he is far too young and undeveloped to be even the water boy for the players you mention. The painting is interesting intellectually... but rather mediocre technically.That doesn't mean with 30 or 40 years continued hard work he might become his version of those talents you mention, But looking today he is very minor league as a painter as yet... despite what the art market claims.

[@goetzalexander6221]

@@colettepdx best point of the discussion here

[@christopherx6641]

All the art in this series is inspirational. Nearly all the artists have interesting things to say. The narration is generally good. But please remove all those art critics/commentators./gallery directors (a) from the films and (b) if possible, from society.

[@ConradoMaleta]

This is the first artist from Brilliant Ideas that I deeply dislike, his work and how he projects himself. Ego, pure ego.

[@satchelyork]

Well you're an idiot then tbh

[@anabnulislam3499]

An expressionist!

[@shpazhist]

The substance and the style of Wilhelm's work is the epitome of today's soulless Western intellectual-android. Thus, instead of doing real research, self-reflection and revisioning human civilization as not perfect (which will never be the case anyway) as that is inherent in human nature along with society's structure and perhaps subsequently breaking-through to a new Age as it is the case in physics, for example, with quantum computing, that android is drowning itself in an orgy of self-depravation, self-mutilation into transhumanism and self-decadence of human soul. The saddest thing is that at this stage of hibernation that Android can only listen to punk rock, Bob Marley and other alternative music as sorta vaccine against [humanism] itself.

[@dplus7344]

Completely disagree with you. What do you do? Can you draw a straight line? I am sorry but soulless is you with this kind of comment. Why don't you do the research you suggest yourself and show us something interesting? Who are you? Wilhelm Sasnal is one of the finest European artist.

[@cliffdariff74]

shpazhist ...souless? have you compared Poland to when it was communist for 40 years previous? talk about souless...

[@shpazhist]

+Cliff DaRiff: Communism was an utopia; however, at least it had a model for happiness. What is really happiness in today's world? To become another mindless consumer full of goodies but without a real dream for happiness? To play a stereotypical role of happy faces in instagram doing something within that bourgeoisie liberal marketing target market model: i.e. partying for youth, happy family in middle ages, old couple in the old age? But to be a total neurotic freak face to face when sitting in psychiatrist office? Don't get me wrong, I do completely understand your stereotypical model of thinking as well as Wilhelm's. Perhaps, his main achievement is really capturing the moment for such search through the expression of such decadence. However, on the other hand, I do not see personally in his work really the notion of artistic substance, I do not see the new artistic forms delivering that from technical perspective and lastly I do not see in that even an attempt for that that only exists in a real spirit, mind you not a soul, to be more precise about my previous comment

[@shpazhist]

+D Plus: If only one of my humbles comments makes you go nuts here then I definitely know that I'm on a right track;)

[@jackfirmin5814]

you say a lot without saying anything. I bet you think you are quite clever...anyway in the end it will turns out you are not a bit different then all the other mindless soulless android as everybody else. and what the fuck thats supposed to mean: " do not see personally in his work really the notion of artistic substance, I do not see the new artistic forms delivering that from technical perspective and lastly I do not see in that even an attempt for that that only exists in a real spirit, mind you not a soul, to be more precise about my previous comment". jeez to be more precise hahaha. ok you are also an expert in the fields of art... you know one step after the other. I think sasnal is doing quite a good job in capturing the problems we create as a human mankind, maybe not finding a new quantum physics theorie, but anyway. and dont you think you comments make me nuts, I just find them a bit shallow and boring.

[@BellaKoroll]

Wilhelm Sasnal why you don't live Poland if you don't like this country and people there? Why you live there?

[@benkaification]

"leave '' you mean

[@satchelyork]

You do realize you can hate the problems in your home country and still love it as your home, or is that too much to wrap your head around?

[@raafkusnowak5355]

Ponieważ Sasnal jest małym konformistą którego prace kupują lewacy i żydzi dlatego w dobrym tonie jest pluć na Polskę obejrzyj prace Luca Tuymansa i zaobaczysz że Sasnal nie jest żadnym nowatorem tylko zwykłym marketingowym naśladowcą wypromowanym na potrzeby rynku

[@durango-CODEBUILDER]

The intro sucks

[@wiloayllon]

Jack Nicholson’s clon 😝 ...

[@johncastle8254]

Rich collectors have encouraged the art market to become an open sewage ,full of shitty artists wanting to be rich .

[@vickyneville4456]

Boring

[@jcarl5573]

Dibujitos de tercera dignos de alumnos de una academia cateta. Cutre 😄

[@celestialteapot309]

vacuous

[@zachsherman373]

How many fucking ads really?

[@latetodagame1892]

Atheist high five🖐🏼

[@asopopilosopo4158]

No beauty here. Only ugliness and brokenness.

[@satchelyork]

Uh, you're wrong. It doesnt have to be a vase of pretty flowers to have beauty. Truth is beauty regardless

[@steakkidneypie767]

Not a fan. Pretty bland.

[@javiercifuentescasali5017]

It's an absolutely boring painting!!!

[@pedromarques3539]

Poor technique and not bold enough to be called modern art, an artist that copies photographs it doesnt express anything nowadays. He should check other artists and see what the true nature of modern art, his work its complete bullshit it doesnt require any skill its complete amateur work.

[@eg-g]

Pedro eres un envidioso de mierda, el que no tiene ninguna destreza eres tú, ridículo.

[@jcarl5573]

@@eg-g Pedro tiene toda la razón. Es el trabajo de un aprendiz en una academia de barrio. Una catetada mayúscula. Una kk🥴

[@Mahler2332]

lol

[@latetodagame1892]

Post contemporary...? Modern is old.

[@pedromarques3539]

@@eg-g A verdade e esta- ele pinta como os alunos da academia de pintura, simplesmente basico！