Friday Art Find: Beksiński

Time after time, when interviewers asked him to explain the meaning behind his images, Beksiński would grow silent and defensive, then suggest that his viewers simply appreciate the aesthetics of what he had given them, rather than try to interpret their emotional significance. In an online interview on Symbolism, 1997, captioned in English, Beksiński said, “When I create, simple associations appear. Associations of several objects collide with each other, creating an apparent context...

—Jane Frank, The Wonders of Zdzislaw Beksiński