Censorship (Reductivism revisited) 2013

Alfred Freddy Krupa made this little painting, "Censorship (Reductivism revisited)" with ink on paper. I imagine Krupa making this work, drawing the bare trees in the winter, their lines sharp and stark. It feels like he wanted to erase something, or maybe cover it up, with these thick black bars. There's something so direct about it, like a quick, decisive act. It reminds me of some of Agnes Martin's quieter works, but with a more aggressive feel. That ink is so precise. Look at how it bleeds into the paper, creating these soft edges around the rigid forms. It's this mix of control and chance. It makes you wonder, what did Krupa want to hide? What does it mean to censor something, even in a painting? It's like he's saying something by not saying it, you know? All of us artists are always learning from each other, responding to each other's ideas. We all try to find a new way of doing things.