The old blanket, the wood and the young blonde of hidden identity due to the rapidly growing number of false moralists and clerics 2019

Curator: This is Alfred Freddy Krupa's 2019 ink drawing, "The old blanket, the wood and the young blonde of hidden identity due to the rapidly growing number of false moralists and clerics." It certainly presents a raw and somewhat frantic energy through its medium. What do you make of it? Editor: It's a pretty striking piece! I find it both chaotic and intriguing. The title is incredibly long, and the abstract form in ink, reminiscent of a tree perhaps, gives me a sense of…unease? Like something is being concealed rather than revealed. How do you interpret it? Curator: I find myself drawn to the process and the implied labor in its making. Ink, particularly in Eastern traditions, demands a certain spontaneity and precision. The frantic quality you observe might be less about unease and more about the artist's wrestling with materials and meaning within a specific social context. How might the "false moralists and clerics" mentioned in the title affect the availability or consumption of art supplies or subject matter, do you think? Editor: That’s interesting… perhaps the frantic energy stems from a kind of rebellion against those constraints? By obscuring the figure, is Krupa commenting on censorship, and perhaps the labor needed to fight against it? The materiality of ink here takes on a new weight – it's not just a medium, but a tool for resistance. Curator: Precisely! And consider the interplay between the ‘high art’ of drawing and the more utilitarian function of ink itself – a material historically tied to writing, record-keeping, and mass communication. Where does Krupa’s drawing fit in this spectrum? Editor: It blurs those lines, doesn't it? By using ink in such an expressive, rather than functional, way, the artist elevates its status and challenges our conventional understanding of drawing. I never considered the material carrying such a heavy meaning before. Curator: The power of art often lies in its materiality and the context in which it's created and consumed. Editor: This piece has certainly shifted my perspective on how materials themselves contribute to the message. Thanks for enlightening me.