The Eye (Kristina Muc) 2015

Alfred Freddy Krupa made this piece, “The Eye (Kristina Muc),” using a monochrome palette, which really draws you into the subtleties of light and shadow. It’s all about the process of seeing, isn’t it? How do we really look at each other? The texture feels almost palpable here, despite the grayscale. Notice the delicate gradations around the eye, the way the light catches the skin. It's like the artist really took their time to let the image emerge. There's a vulnerability, a raw honesty in the gaze. The way the eyelashes are rendered, not as perfect lines, but as tiny, individual strokes, speaks to the beauty of imperfection. This reminds me of some of Chuck Close’s portrait work, that same dedication to unflinching detail. Art is such an ongoing conversation, isn’t it? An exchange of looking and seeing, never fixed, always open to new interpretations.