Zdzisław Beksińsk’s artistic practice is formally very diverse, since he worked in mediums including sculpture, photography, graphic art, drawing, and painting, while conceptually his work draws upon dystopian surrealism. Zdzisław Beksiński’s works have been part of many exhibitions and collections around the world, among them the Museum of Art, Łódź; Zachęta Narodowa Galeria Sztuki, Warsaw; Goteborg Art Museum, Sweden; Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; The National Museum, Poznan, Poland; International Cultural Centre, Krakow, Poland; Regional Museum, Kutno, Poland; National Museum, Wrocław, Poland; The Hermansdorfer Collection, Wroclaw, Poland; National Museum, Gdańsk, Poland; The National Museum, Warsaw, Poland; The National Museum, Krakow, Poland; Historical Museum, Sanok, Poland; and many others. 

As an internationally recognized and controversial artist, Zdzisław Beksiński is known for his emotionally charged works, often depicting grotesque figures and apocalyptic landscapes. Most of his works are untitled, since he wanted to avoid any metaphorical interpretation that the spectator might formulate in connection to the title. In the 1960’s, he entered the mainstream of abstraction while maintaining his own style of expression. Consequently, he created an oeuvre of impressive abstract works depicting various figures or elements of the human body. Apart from large-size figural sculptures, he also created an intriguing cycle of heads made from plaster. The work Untitled (Głowa 4) most directly represents Beksiński’s uncompromising approach within this cycle, since its depiction of a head goes beyond the classical abstract manner and creates an irregular shape, covered with holes and calling to mind the idea of a skull.