Dreamscape 2017

Alfred Freddy Krupa made this Dreamscape with what looks like mixed media on paper, and it feels like a quick, intuitive response to a place. The pastel and ink create this amazing push-pull effect. You've got the fluidity of watercolor playing against the scratchy textures of the charcoal. The house on the right is so angular, almost like a geometric solid dropped into this watery world, while the trees on the left dissolve into washes of blues and yellows, blurring into each other. Look at the roof of the house in the center – this vibrant yellow draws you in. Is it sunlight, or an otherworldly glow? This piece reminds me of landscapes by Lois Dodd, this same feeling of intimate immediacy and the blurring between representation and abstraction. It shows how the ongoing conversation between artists keeps evolving across time. It's a reminder that art embraces ambiguity, inviting us to see the world in ever-changing ways.