From the last waterfall of the Korana river 2019

Alfred Freddy Krupa made 'From the last waterfall of the Korana river' with ink on paper. I can almost see the artist making it, the brush loaded with black ink, pulled across the paper in these bold, decisive strokes. It's like the river is erupting right before our eyes. The white of the paper is as important as the ink – it gives the water its energy, its rush. The way the dark ink bleeds into the paper reminds me of traditional Chinese ink painting, where the goal is to capture the essence of the subject with as few strokes as possible. I wonder what Krupa was thinking as he made this? Did he want to capture the sheer power of nature, or was he thinking about the way water erodes rock over time? I love how simple the materials are, just ink and paper, but the effect is so dynamic. It reminds us that painting is a conversation across time, with artists responding to and building on the work of those who came before them. It's like he’s saying something new about painting with every brushstroke.