Zdzisław Beksiński, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zdzisław Beksiński

Polish artist

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1929

Place of Birth: Sanok, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 21-Feb-2005

Profession: photographer, architect, painter, sculptor

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Zdzislaw Beksinski (pronounced ['zd??iswaf b?k'?i?sk?i]; 24 February 1929 – 21 February 2005) was a Polish painter, photographer and sculptor, specializing in the field of dystopian surrealism.
Beksinski did his paintings and drawings in what he called either a 'Baroque' or a 'Gothic' manner.
His creations were made mainly in two periods.
The first period of work is generally considered to contain expressionistic color, with a strong style of "utopian realism" and surreal architecture, like a doomsday scenario.
The second period contained more abstract style, with the main features of formalism.Beksinski was stabbed to death at his Warsaw apartment in February 2005 by a 19-year-old acquaintance from Wolomin, reportedly because he refused to lend the teenager money.