Zdzisław Beksiński: the man who painted the dreams we are afraid to have

Zdzisław Beksiński: the man who painted the dreams we are afraid to have

There are paintings that frighten you because of what they depict. And then there are paintings that frighten you because, somewhere between the ruins, the silence and the impossible figures staring back at you, you recognize something that feels strangely familiar, like Zdzisław Beksiński. Born in Sanok, Poland, on February 24, 1929, he became one of the most singular and enigmatic artists of the twentieth century, and his paintings are filled …