The marketplace at night 2015

Alfred Freddy Krupa's 'The Marketplace at Night' is all about drama, created with something as simple as black and white tones. It's like walking into a dream, or maybe a memory. The high contrast makes everything feel heightened, doesn't it? The way the light and shadow play off each other gives everything a surreal edge. I can imagine the artist, Krupa, wrestling with the dark tones, trying to find the light, both literally and figuratively. It reminds me of some of the black and white photography from the early 20th century. There's a timeless quality to it, like it could have been made yesterday or a hundred years ago. It makes you think about how we see, how we interpret the world around us, and how artists are always in conversation with each other, across time and space.