When Beksiński speaks about what is he doing he always uses a word "robota" witch is translated to "work". But actually in Polish word "robota" has got different meaning - we usually use it to describe a work which is difficult, not very satisfying, dirty, like physical work in a factory.
I've noticed it too. I wish this was conveyed in the translation. Beksinski didn't 'work' on his paintings, he 'laboured' on them. Sometimes he really makes it sound like painting is the bane of his existence haha. I have so much respect for him. He is one of very few people we could call an artist, yet he refuses to be called one and certainly doesn't behave like one.
I think otherwise, robota is the thing that gives you money, to live, buy you food and necesserities. I know even young people that say robota in a positive way. Maybe it´s regional, I´m from the southern Poland
The one thing is for sure, he usually reffered to his pieces in technical terms, as a process. He used term "robota", a part of mundane creative process which was devoid of art, even though that the piece already featured artistic features. He focused on craftmanship, and it is apparent in his interviews, whenever asked about his pieces, he always focused on technical details leaving the meaning part aside - the painting shows what it shows, and nothing more.
If you think he hated his work then you never created anything. At my gym we say "do roboty" all the time and no one gets painful flashbacks from working in communist factories in the winter.
Genius who never took too seriously his talent. He is describing is creative process like he was talking about peeling potatoes. "Robota" means more like "graft" in British slang - hard often monotonous physical work. Incredible self-document.
THIS! Yes yes yes yes yes. Back in my huge tool fan days I came across Zdzislawa and continue to show people his work when I have the chance, just to seem darker and more brooding than I really am. I love his work.
I love his art. I bet his favorite music was American jazz which imo the "Trumpeter" is playing. When he focuses on the painting and says, "No detail yet," I'm floored. There is already so much detail that it's astonishing. If he reminds me of anyone it is Dali and Bacon. I subscribed.
I agree on all, especially that "trumpeteer" must be jazz music inspirated. I used to listen to his son on the radio, he played the music I love too. Shame what happened to this family
Absolutely fantastic! Beksinski is one of my all-time favorite artists. What a thrill to see this intimate look into his thoughts as he works. Thank you!
A real magic indeed... just incredible how he got to the final form.. seems like a good thriller with some cliffhanger sometimes.. Best modern polish painter for sure.
after viewing some of his paintings on TH-cam I was thinking to myself it would be great if there was a video of him and his process as he's painting.... and then this video showed up in my feed, so can phones read thoughts now? I know they're listening that's old news.... but this new technology is just creepy
Dobra robota. Tego filmu nie widziałem :) Zapowiadam wszem i wobec ,że za pewien czas (czekajcie cierpliwie). pojawią się na moim kanale utwory muzyczne w sporej mierze inspirowane dziełami Pana Zdzisława. Rap Surrealistyczny. Pozdrawiam ;)
I'd love to view his paintings in real life, i dont think the pictures are enough. Does anyone know of any galleries other than sanok that have his work?
Does he use both acrylic and oil paintings on the same canvas never heard of that before but now I want to try I wonder how it all fits together I wish there was a timelapse of him painting I would kill to understand how he creates such details
Thanks for uploading these videos ! I would like to know how could he paint everyday with oil painting drying time. Does someone know if he used alkyd ?
hi, Beksiński would plan sections, painting on dry areas (which he made a day earlier). After the paint had dried, Beksinski used to apply an alkyd resin in polymerized oil. Often it was 'Liquin' produced by Winsor and Newton. A final gloss varnish could be applied after a year, often by buyers to protect the painting. Hope it helps Franck, and thanks for watching.
@@andyteszner Thank you very much for your answer. I am extremely grateful to you for doing this archival work on TH-cam. If I may allow myself an additional question, would you know if he used a particular medium to increase the drying time ?
@@franckfiorello1374 Yes. Manganese siccative. He often started with acrylic underpainting. In general, he loved acrylic for colour depth and the fact that it dries much quicker than oils. After reaching the basic shapes in acrylic, he would carry on with oil mixed with manganese siccatvie (oil drying agent). Beksinski however respected the long drying time, he used to say "archaic technological processes cannot be accelerated".
The Master painted only on fiberboard. Oil on acrylic under-paint. Brushes only flat and hard, pig's hair or nylon (different gradation and hair length). Oil paints mainly by Rowney "Artis Oil Colours", Talens "Rembrandt Artist Oil Colours".
What a mixed blessing and curse to be that talented and still somewhat disappointed in the outcome. We all see a brilliant painting, while he seems to always be struggling with something that's eluded his grasp.
@@norman191000 I suppose not, looking at all those miserable modern polish B-class documentary film directors coming back from Sanok, always with the same home video footage (dd 1987), just nicely up-scaled, de-noised, re-mastered. Once published (in selected venues), they instantly claim all rights to themselves. Because of that, following their complaints against me, TH-cam has already removed some films that I translated. So, last year I slowed down and temporarily gave up uploading new stuff. I still have got loads of interesting interviews which I have obtained privately from several archives (including an 1981 interview by Franciszek Kuduk, in a great quality). Also an 1999 interview about using Corel Draw clip-arts for digital art, and rendering landscapes in 3D Bryce... Back to your question, I wish I was wrong, and there is still some uncovered footage with the Master's creative flow - which I would love to share with you right away.
@@andyteszner the interesting part is 3d apps you mention. I was responsible with suggesting him a 3d software, not only bryce but then 3dsmax back in 1999-2000, but after our deliberations he stepped back, saying he is too old for learning a new, complex software. It's described in detail in "detox" book, perhaps you know it already .
He meant the long finishing process. He would spend hours on smoothing out the details. A typical perfectionist. I translated it literally as he called it here...
^ Same here. ^.^ Many of his paintings are very mysterious and atmospheric (hazy / foggy looking) which to me gives them a lot of mood and character. Ominous but beautiful.
Acrylic will dry in a matter of hours...so it allows the artist to lay down a underpainting layer and work on it almost immediately, the very same day.
When Beksiński speaks about what is he doing he always uses a word "robota" witch is translated to "work". But actually in Polish word "robota" has got different meaning - we usually use it to describe a work which is difficult, not very satisfying, dirty, like physical work in a factory.
I've noticed it too. I wish this was conveyed in the translation. Beksinski didn't 'work' on his paintings, he 'laboured' on them. Sometimes he really makes it sound like painting is the bane of his existence haha. I have so much respect for him. He is one of very few people we could call an artist, yet he refuses to be called one and certainly doesn't behave like one.
I think otherwise, robota is the thing that gives you money, to live, buy you food and necesserities. I know even young people that say robota in a positive way. Maybe it´s regional, I´m from the southern Poland
The one thing is for sure, he usually reffered to his pieces in technical terms, as a process.
He used term "robota", a part of mundane creative process which was devoid of art, even though that the piece already featured artistic features. He focused on craftmanship, and it is apparent in his interviews, whenever asked about his pieces, he always focused on technical details leaving the meaning part aside - the painting shows what it shows, and nothing more.
If you think he hated his work then you never created anything. At my gym we say "do roboty" all the time and no one gets painful flashbacks from working in communist factories in the winter.
"robota" is closer to English "labor"
Genius who never took too seriously his talent. He is describing is creative process like he was talking about peeling potatoes. "Robota" means more like "graft" in British slang - hard often monotonous physical work. Incredible self-document.
No matter how many times they show his process still remains one of the perfect best kept secrets and flawless style in the art world !
This is the best video I have seen on TH-cam. I love Andy Teszner and all good people who give us access to these treasures.
Now, THIS IS INTERESTING. Observing a great artist's struggles in life and creation.
A real master. An inspiration for so many Artists. Thanks for this video!
Thanks for sharing. One of the best painters ever.
THIS!
Yes yes yes yes yes. Back in my huge tool fan days I came across Zdzislawa and continue to show people his work when I have the chance, just to seem darker and more brooding than I really am. I love his work.
I love his art. I bet his favorite music was American jazz which imo the "Trumpeter" is playing. When he focuses on the painting and says, "No detail yet," I'm floored. There is already so much detail that it's astonishing. If he reminds me of anyone it is Dali and Bacon. I subscribed.
I agree on all, especially that "trumpeteer" must be jazz music inspirated. I used to listen to his son on the radio, he played the music I love too. Shame what happened to this family
Absolutely fantastic! Beksinski is one of my all-time favorite artists. What a thrill to see this intimate look into his thoughts as he works. Thank you!
Świetne filmy, bardzo dziękuję za udostępnienie.
What an amazing glimpse into the mind of a Master. Thank you.
A real magic indeed... just incredible how he got to the final form.. seems like a good thriller with some cliffhanger sometimes.. Best modern polish painter for sure.
Truly awesome! There is nothing like this.
Probably the best process painting I have ever seen, A great video A true painter,
ANDY, Thank you Very very very much! This is great!. i think you are the first who translates Beksinski's videos.
after viewing some of his paintings on TH-cam I was thinking to myself it would be great if there was a video of him and his process as he's painting.... and then this video showed up in my feed, so can phones read thoughts now? I know they're listening that's old news.... but this new technology is just creepy
Its not the technology, its synchronicity. You are a happening in the universe.
Thanks for posting this!! beautiful work
Thank you for this!!!
Thank you so much! :D
These are great thank you so much!
Fantastyczny materiał👍
thank you so much for putting this together on yt!
Love your videos. An amazing painter!
thank ypu for sharing!!
Thank you for this posting. Very important insight into his working and timing.
This is very informative. I am in awe of his play on shadow and highlight to make such mind-provoking shapes.
Thank you so much, this video is really a master lesson actually.
Amazing and insightful, your TH-cam channel is the best
Great video, thanks for the subtitles and uploading
+minitumen Thanks. Check my channel for more videos about Beksiński.
Amazing!!!
super film pokazuje cały proces twórczy Mistrza
Dziekuję za wrzutę, jest to intrygujące widzieć proces Mistrza. Czy istnieje więcej tego rodzaju materiałów?
Thank you very very much Andy!!! Now i have some answers from my older questions...
Greeting from Italy
Excellent document
damn! that is truly a labor of love and passion..
Damn this guys art is so similar to his personality. Brilliant and bitter.
Merci.
Dobra robota teschner, pzdr, msbg ;]
Dobra robota. Tego filmu nie widziałem :) Zapowiadam wszem i wobec ,że za pewien czas (czekajcie cierpliwie). pojawią się na moim kanale utwory muzyczne w sporej mierze inspirowane dziełami Pana Zdzisława. Rap Surrealistyczny. Pozdrawiam ;)
Insane
Люблю его искусство. 🤍
RIP
Najlepsze jest wylizywanie, ale żeby nie spieprzyć 💅
I'd love to view his paintings in real life, i dont think the pictures are enough. Does anyone know of any galleries other than sanok that have his work?
Gallery in Kraków (Cracov) here's link : nck.krakow.pl/wirtualne-zwiedzanie-galerii-zdzislawa-beksinskiego/
@@andyteszner Thank you!
cant understand how he did the detail
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For 2 years I've tried to find what song is playing at the beginning, can someone PLEASE help me out.
me too. :( I wish so much to find that song
It's Nisi Dominus RV608. II Cum dederit - Vivaldi
@@bavosaVSghiozzo It's Nisi Dominus RV608. II Cum dederit - Vivaldi.
I hope I've helped you.
What is that haunting song at 0:15?
24:03 The Mission - Bridges burning
8:21 obraz się przeczekał na skutek choroby "wątroba" --> ta twarz wygląda faktycznie jak wątroba tz: ma podobny kształt :D
I can see a bit of George Stubbs in some, Rip Beksinski with the god's
Does he use both acrylic and oil paintings on the same canvas never heard of that before but now I want to try I wonder how it all fits together I wish there was a timelapse of him painting I would kill to understand how he creates such details
Yes. A lot of painters, myself included, start with an acrylic underpainting. You can paint oil over acrylic, but not acrylic over oil.
Beksiński wszystko notował
Any idea of the track around 24:40 ?
Thanks for uploading these videos !
I would like to know how could he paint everyday with oil painting drying time. Does someone know if he used alkyd ?
hi, Beksiński would plan sections, painting on dry areas (which he made a day earlier). After the paint had dried, Beksinski used to apply an alkyd resin in polymerized oil. Often it was 'Liquin' produced by Winsor and Newton. A final gloss varnish could be applied after a year, often by buyers to protect the painting. Hope it helps Franck, and thanks for watching.
@@andyteszner Thank you very much for your answer. I am extremely grateful to you for doing this archival work on TH-cam. If I may allow myself an additional question, would you know if he used a particular medium to increase the drying time ?
@@franckfiorello1374 Yes. Manganese siccative. He often started with acrylic underpainting. In general, he loved acrylic for colour depth and the fact that it dries much quicker than oils. After reaching the basic shapes in acrylic, he would carry on with oil mixed with manganese siccatvie (oil drying agent). Beksinski however respected the long drying time, he used to say "archaic technological processes cannot be accelerated".
@@andyteszner Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions and for answering them so carefully.
are there more of these?
OmnipotentO Yes, please check other videos on my channel.
what was song 6:40 - 7:00 ..???
Question: What did he usually paint on? And what kind of brushes?
The Master painted only on fiberboard. Oil on acrylic under-paint. Brushes only flat and hard, pig's hair or nylon (different gradation and hair length). Oil paints mainly by Rowney "Artis Oil Colours", Talens "Rembrandt Artist Oil Colours".
@@andyteszner did he use texture? or was everything smooth and clean?
Does anyone the title of the song at 5:08?
Minute 13:38 kayleigh of marillion
What's the music at 16:30??? Sounds like Pink Floyd but it's something else.
That's "Four Minutes" by Roger Waters, from album "Radio KAOS", 1987.
I knew it. Waters' unique style. Thanks!
13:39 Kayleigh!!!
i to w czasach gdy była całkiem świeża piosenka
Does anyone know a name of song 1:05 - 1:20 ?
Found it. Gustav Mahler - Adagietto Symphony 5
8:00
Интересное видео! я в восторге, молодец!)
Я тоже снимаю видеоролики, и надеюсь тебе понравится!!!:)
Does anyone here know what he means by "licking" exactly?
***** That was his definition of smoothing with repeated brush strokes.
Andy Teszner Thanks - just what I wanted to know :)
What a mixed blessing and curse to be that talented and still somewhat disappointed in the outcome. We all see a brilliant painting, while he seems to always be struggling with something that's eluded his grasp.
La wea wena 🤩
eh zmiany, nie ma kompromisu i bezpretensjonalności
bez bez :)
How do you say his name
forvo.com/word/zdzis%C5%82aw_beksi%C5%84ski/
Here.
what is the piano music at 2:58????
Emma, that is Beethoven "Hammerklavier" Piano Sonata #29 in Bb Major, Op. 106, part 3 "Adagio Sosenuto", played by Emil Gilels.
thank you, its beautiful!
@@andyteszner Czy istnieje więcej tego typu nagrań VHS pokazujących proces twórczy których jeszcze nikt nie zdigitizował?
@@norman191000 I suppose not, looking at all those miserable modern polish B-class documentary film directors coming back from Sanok, always with the same home video footage (dd 1987), just nicely up-scaled, de-noised, re-mastered. Once published (in selected venues), they instantly claim all rights to themselves. Because of that, following their complaints against me, TH-cam has already removed some films that I translated. So, last year I slowed down and temporarily gave up uploading new stuff. I still have got loads of interesting interviews which I have obtained privately from several archives (including an 1981 interview by Franciszek Kuduk, in a great quality). Also an 1999 interview about using Corel Draw clip-arts for digital art, and rendering landscapes in 3D Bryce... Back to your question, I wish I was wrong, and there is still some uncovered footage with the Master's creative flow - which I would love to share with you right away.
@@andyteszner the interesting part is 3d apps you mention. I was responsible with suggesting him a 3d software, not only bryce but then 3dsmax back in 1999-2000, but after our deliberations he stepped back, saying he is too old for learning a new, complex software. It's described in detail in "detox" book, perhaps you know it already .
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I wonder what he meant by "lick it"?.
Im sure he's not tasting it. Lol
He meant the long finishing process. He would spend hours on smoothing out the details. A typical perfectionist. I translated it literally as he called it here...
@@andyteszner Thanks
Why do you find his work inspirational? Please reply, thank you.
his depth of color and emotion is insane, the colors especially are so amazing, but the forms are also expressive and chilling
^ Same here. ^.^
Many of his paintings are very mysterious and atmospheric (hazy / foggy looking) which to me gives them a lot of mood and character. Ominous but beautiful.
Why having a layer of acrylic and overpaint it with oil?
Acrylic is cheaper, so it was likely a way of establishing the layout, and then perfecting it with oils.
Acrylic will dry in a matter of hours...so it allows the artist to lay down a underpainting layer and work on it almost immediately, the very same day.
see go