The Royal Crown of Rwanda and the King's Palace Museum in Nyanza 2015

Alfred Freddy Krupa made this ink drawing of 'The Royal Crown of Rwanda and the King's Palace Museum in Nyanza' with ink on paper. The image looks like it was made spontaneously, the sumi ink allowed to drip and pool, and the forms are quickly suggested rather than carefully delineated. The crown and building seem to emerge from the white of the page. Look at how the dark ink bleeds into the fibers of the paper, creating a halo-like effect. This imprecision allows the image to breathe and feel alive. The crown, perched atop the museum, has this beautiful, almost gothic quality, rendered with such immediacy. The artist's gesture feels direct, like a conversation. It reminds me a little of Cy Twombly’s drawings – that same sense of history evoked through a personal, almost scribbled language. It shows how art is an ongoing dialogue, always finding new ways to see and interpret the world. Nothing is ever truly finished, just re-imagined.