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This untitled artwork is a drawing by the Polish artist Zdzislaw Beksinski, who died in 2005. Beksinski created his dystopian surrealist art during the Communist era in Poland and continued after the transition to democracy. Beksinski’s personal history is deeply entwined with the traumatic events of the 20th century, the second world war, and the subsequent communist regime, all of which shaped his dark artistic vision. The figure seems to embody a grotesque and haunting beauty. The drawing depicts a distorted human figure, its form obscured by intricate, chaotic lines that suggest decay and transformation. Its physical ambiguity raises questions about identity, gender, and the fragility of the human form. The figure’s head is surmounted by a strange, bulbous form, rendering it almost alien. Beksinski once said that he wished to paint as if he were photographing dreams. The work is undoubtedly unsettling, yet it draws us in. It reflects on the anxieties and existential fears of the individual when facing the world.