The night scenery (at the river) 2015

Alfred Freddy Krupa made this river scene using paint, I think, sometime around 2015. Look at the way the black paint is built up, chunky and almost sculptural. It reminds me of Auerbach, or maybe even van Gogh’s impasto, but with a limited palette. The texture is everything here. It’s not just about depicting a river at night; it’s about the act of painting, the physicality of the medium. Notice the white lines scratched into the black, like raw marks of energy? See how they create the illusion of light shimmering on the water? It’s a simple gesture, but it completely transforms the surface, giving it depth and movement. For me, this kind of mark-making is like a metaphor for how we experience the world: layers of darkness punctuated by moments of clarity, or insight. It's what makes the piece so evocative.