Contemporary Surrealism: a tub on the field 2019

Alfred Freddy Krupa presents us with a stark image, a tub filled with dark water sitting incongruously in a barren field. Water, so vital, often appears as a symbol of purity and life. Yet here, within the confines of a discarded tub, it evokes a sense of stagnation and abandonment. Consider the ancient Greek concept of the *horror vacui*, the fear of emptiness. The juxtaposition here is striking: the vast emptiness of the field versus the contained darkness within the tub. This contrast evokes a primal unease. The bath, typically a place of cleansing and rejuvenation, is perverted, filled with something foreboding. It's a powerful distortion, resonating with our collective memory of water as both a source of life and a harbinger of the subconscious, the unknown. This modern interpretation speaks to the cyclical nature of symbols, continually reborn, echoing through the ages, and tapping into our deepest fears.