City beach (sandy) on the river Korana 1992

Alfred Freddy Krupa made this drawing of a City beach (sandy) on the river Korana using ink on paper. The marks here are so confident and bold, aren't they? It's like the artist is having a conversation with the landscape, each stroke a response to what he sees and feels. There's a real sense of immediacy, as if Krupa is trying to capture the fleeting moment, the essence of the scene, right there and then. The ink is so dense and black, it almost feels like the drawing is absorbing light, pulling us into its shadowy depths. Look at the way the artist uses the negative space, the white of the paper, to define the forms. It's a dance between light and shadow, solid and void. It is reminiscent of the work of Franz Kline. Both artists share a love for bold, gestural abstraction and an interest in exploring the expressive potential of black and white. This drawing is not just a depiction of a place, but a record of a process, a testament to the artist's presence in the world.