Bamboo stick drawing (the trees and shadows) 1995

Alfred Freddy Krupa made this work, "Bamboo stick drawing (the trees and shadows)" with ink on paper. Imagine the artist outside, perhaps sitting on the ground, his eyes darting about the scene as he captures it. The bamboo stick is his brush, an extension of his arm, as he dips it in ink and drags it across the paper. Look at how the ink bleeds slightly into the page creating blurred lines, adding depth. I wonder about Krupa and his process of making this work. Was it a study? Was it about the light? What did he see and feel in that moment? There is something really special about the dark ink against the stark white paper. It reminds me of calligraphy or the work of Franz Kline, where simple gestures become complex and nuanced forms. Artists are in constant conversation with one another, building off ideas and experimenting in their own way.