Reddit mentions of The Fantastic Art of Beksinski

MY MOMENT HAS ARRIVED

I've been a fan for well over a decade, and have several books (collections of his work). Most notably this one: The Fantastic Art of Beksinski, published by the Morpheus Gallery (they specialize in surrealist art of this sort). I enjoy looking at this book about once a month - its large, with many full-sized pages being reproductions of his paintings.

From this book - arguably one of the most in-depth books about this artist that exists - we learn that this work, like most of his paintings from this era, is Untitled, and painted in a manner of hours while he was running his vaccuum cleaner and the radio (the man lived in terminal fear of silence, and found it terrifying).

The subject matter, again like all paintings from this era, is meaningless (to him). He saw things in a waking dream sort of way, and just painted them without even attempting to add meaning or context.

He died when a dope head broke into his apartment looking for money; he was home and was stabbed to death by the intruder. I had a particularly bad day when I got the news.

There is a gallery in his native Poland that has most of his originals, if memory serves.

You should be able to buy a print from either link. Happy hunting.

EDIT: If nothing else, the book is under twenty bucks, and that's a steal, IMO. That particular painting is par; there are really some pages in there that are breathtaking. I am especially partial to this one because it reminds me of the internet in a lot of ways, although the low-res image really does not do it the justice it deserves. Also, this Untitled, commonly referred to as "The Lovers" by his fans, is one I pause and stare at for a while.

I highly recommend getting this book:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Fantastic-Art-Beksinski-Masters/dp/188339838X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332230815&sr=8-1

It's dirt cheep and has most if not all of Beksinski's work printed in good quality, a truly great artist to get to know.

You are thinking about Zdzisław Beksiński

Here is the book that Day[9] was talking about

there's a fantastic (and cheap)book about his art (I own it) get it for christmas!
http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Art-Beksinski-Masters/dp/188339838X