Two boats on Kupa river 2016

Alfred Freddy Krupa made this painting, Two boats on Kupa river, with ink, and you can really see how the ink just flows and pools, almost as if the river made the painting itself. The whole thing feels so immediate, right? Like Krupa was chasing after a feeling, a fleeting impression of these boats. Look at the way the ink bleeds into the paper, creating these soft, blurry edges. It's all about capturing the essence of the scene, not getting bogged down in details. That swooping line down the left side? It's so bold and confident, like a single breath. It reminds me of some of Franz Kline’s more gestural pieces, but with a delicacy that's all Krupa. It makes you think about how paintings are never really finished, just abandoned at some point. It's like life, right? We're all just works in progress.