Kefir containers 2022

Alfred Freddy Krupa made this work, Kefir Containers, in 2022, using what looks like ink on paper, a pretty simple setup. But look how much he gets out of it. It’s all about the push and pull of the brush, the give and take between black and white. See how the ink bleeds and drips? It’s not about control, it’s about letting the medium do its thing. There’s one part in the top left corner where the black seems to be dissolving, like a memory fading. That bit is interesting because it’s asymmetrical. It suggests that the work has been built in stages, moving from one way of seeing, to another. There’s something very Japanese about it, maybe Hokusai? But also, it makes me think of Franz Kline, those big, bold strokes that feel both deliberate and accidental. Ultimately, it's about seeing art as a conversation, an ongoing exchange of ideas across time. It’s not about answers, but about possibilities.