Bamboo stick drawing (the trees and shadows) 1995

Alfred Freddy Krupa made this drawing of trees and shadows with a bamboo stick. I love how the tool itself—a bamboo stick—dictates the marks, creating a landscape that's both solid and fleeting. You see it, right? It's there and then it's gone. The stark contrast between the black ink and the white paper gives it a raw, immediate feel. Look at the way Krupa uses the stick to create these jagged, angular lines. It's like he's wrestling with the image, trying to capture the essence of the trees and their shadows, not just their appearance. The texture created by the bamboo is rough and uneven, and it’s like the landscape itself has been imprinted onto the page. It reminds me a bit of Franz Kline's work, but with a softer touch. Ultimately, this drawing invites us to see the world in a new way, not as a fixed reality, but as a series of fleeting moments, captured in ink on paper.