The Tichauer Art Gallery in the industrial spaces of the Civic Brewery in Tychy is hosting a festival of Zdzislaw Beksinski’s work, “Beksinski in Silesia”. Fans of Beksinski’s work can participate in a series of extraordinary events directly related to the work of the famous Polish master of dystopian surrealism.
The festival will include an exhibition of 55 original paintings by the artist, an extensive multimedia exhibition ‘Beksinski Multimedia Exhibition – Human Condition’, screenings of films about Beksinski’s life, meetings with his friends, panels and discussions with guests, as well as the final concert ‘The World of Master Beksinski’. This is the first such comprehensive artistic undertaking in Poland dedicated to the work of the famous painter.
The exhibition features 50 selected paintings from the collection of the Historical Museum in Sanok – the sole heir of the Master, as well as 5 extraordinary works from the so-called “Japanese collection”- a collection of paintings purchased in the early 1990s by mysterious Japanese collectors, with the aim of creating a Museum of Eastern European Art in Osaka. These paintings were until recently thought to be lost.
“The exhibition fully represents the two most important periods of Zdzislaw Beksinski’s work – fantasy realism and the last 20 years of his work. The exhibition is addressed to everyone who would like to become more familiar with the world of the visions of this great artist, who created his unique and poignant style of painting”, says the vice-president of the Tichauer Management Board, Anna Będkowska,
The spaces of the Tichauer Art Gallery also host the extraordinary multimedia exhibition “Beksiński Multimedia Exhibition – Human Condition”. It is a multimedia journey through the artist’s work, combining image and sound in an exciting way. A selection of Beksinski’s works will be presented on large-format screens, and through VR technology each visitor will even be able to ‘go inside the paintings’, announce the festival organisers.
Arkadiusz Słomczyński