Before storm 2006

Alfred Freddy Krupa made this painting, Before Storm, using confident strokes of brown paint on a square format. It feels raw, like a thought caught mid-stream. The brushstrokes are so immediate, you can almost feel the artist's hand moving across the surface. The paint is applied in broad, gestural sweeps, with a kind of confident looseness. You see how the brush was loaded, how it dragged and skipped, leaving these beautiful variations in tone and texture. The horizon line is so direct, a fast swipe of the brush. It's like he's channeling something, not just representing it. It reminds me a bit of Agnes Martin’s more expressive moments. Both artists share this incredible ability to convey a sense of inner space and feeling with such minimal means. Art isn't about answers, but about embracing the questions.