Marakovo hill 1988

Alfred Krupa painted 'Marakovo Hill' in 1988 using watercolor, a medium that lends itself to the depiction of light and atmosphere. The painting's composition is structured around the sinuous, horizontal lines of the landscape. There is a dialogue between the solid forms of the trees and hill and the fluid reflections in the water. Krupa uses a limited palette of earthy browns and muted blues, creating a sense of melancholic harmony. The blurred boundaries and layered washes of color destabilize any fixed representation of the scene. Instead, Krupa suggests a world in flux. The painting invites us to consider how our perceptions are always mediated. The materiality of the watercolor itself—its transparency and its tendency to bleed and blend—becomes part of the artwork's meaning. The form serves to remind us that art is not just about seeing, but about interpreting and feeling.