Alfred Freddy Krupa

Alfred Freddy Krupa (Krūppa) GCCR[3] (14 June 1971, Karlovac, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian contemporary painter, master draughtsman, book artist, art photographer and art teacher.[4][5][6][7][8][9] Multidisciplinary artist Alfred Freddy Krupa is considered a pioneering force and the western proponent in the New Ink Art movement, for which he has gained international recognition.[10][11]

Alfred Freddy Krupa
Alfred Freddy Krupa
Born
Alfred Krupa

(1971-06-14) 14 June 1971
Karlovac, Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
EducationAcademy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb, Tokyo Gakugei University, Croatian State Institute for Education
Known forPainting, Drawing, Artists Books, Art Theory
Notable work
"Roots - Korijeni"[1]
MovementModern European ink painting Informalism, Postminimalism, Neo-figurative art, Contemporary realism
Spouse(s)Ljiljana Krupa
Awards»Councillor Special Prize« at the 3rd International Exhibition of the Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting, Anshan (China), Medal Marshal Trompowsky, Matto Grosso do Sul (Brasil), Croatian Association of Artists Zagreb Annual Award for 2016 (Croatia) and many others[2]
First public exhibition of the Krupa family member (Alfred Joseph Kruppa) at the historic very first Partisan exhibition held in Topusko in 1944 on the free territory of Yugoslavia ( "The First Congress of Cultural Workers of Croatia - Prvi kongres kulturnih radnika Hrvatske" at Topusko, 25-27 June 1944)
Artist Alfred Freddy Krupa during initial stages of oil on canvas painting, photographed by Danko Fajt
Artist Alfred Freddy Krupa (Kruppa) during nude drawing, photographed by Danko Fajt
New Ink Art Manifesto by Alfred Freddy Krupa (1996)
The tree on the riverbank

Family background

Alfred Freddy Krupa comes from a multiethnic Silesian family of long tradition in visual arts.[12] His family appears in archives of the International Tracing Service as the registered victims of Nazi persecution.[13] His grandfather and first mentor Alfred Krupa Sr.[14][15][16](Alfred Joseph Kruppa,[17] Mikolow, Poland 1915 - Karlovac, Croatia/Yugoslavia 1989, related to the Oppenheim family [18]) the former pupil of Józef Mehoffer was one of the 13 core artists of the Art of Croatian Antifascist Movement[19] (he exhibited at the historic first Partisan exhibition held in Topusko in 1944 on the free territory of Yugoslavia) [20] and founder of the Watercolor Biennal of Yugoslavia (BAJ,1979).[21] His son Mladen Krupa created the portable metal steel bunker called Kruppa-M91 used during Croatian Homeland War, now under Croatian state protection.[22] According to the Eupedia[23] Krupa belongs to the rare Ashkenazi branch of haplogroup Q and through that paternal lineage is related to J. Robert Oppenheimer, Vilna Gaon, Henry Heimlich, Tony Kushner, Anson Williams, Nicky Oppenheimer, the Piątkowski h. Pomian family and other notables.

Education

Krupa graduated in 1995[24] at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb (est. 1907 as the Royal College for Arts and Crafts (Croatian: Kraljevsko zemaljsko više obrazovalište za umjetnost i umjetni obrt). Krupa also studied Art History (non-degree research) at the University of Zagreb (1997,1998) and in 1998/99 as the postgraduate research student (The Monbukagakusho Scholarship (文部科学省奨学金, Monbukagakushō Shōgakukin)) at the Tokyo Gakugei University (東京学芸大学) or Gakudai (学大). In 2005 Krupa finished additional art education study and has been given formal permanent title of "Professor of Drawing and Painting" by the Croatian State Institute for Education (today "Education and Teacher Training Agency"- ETTA/AZOO)[25]

Artwork

Krupas work has attracted public and professional attention from the beginning. For the first time his name was introduced to the general public in 1990 at the then mega-popular Yugoslav weekly[26] "Vikend/Weekend".[27] In the same year his first solo exhibition was held.[28]

Since the early 1990s A.F. Krupa exhibited frequently. His works has been presented on multiple occasions together with artists such as Edo Murtić, Miroslav Šutej, Ivan Kožarić, Marijan Jevšovar, Mersad Berber, Đuro Seder, Ana Sladetić, Marino Tartaglia, Josip Vaništa,[29] Vlaho Bukovac, Bela Čikoš Sesija, Dario Ortiz, Liu Yi[30] and many others. Artfacts.net Global Artists Historical Ranking (all media) positioned A. F. Krupa around the 1300th place in 1997 based on the international exhibition history, with the similar rank for around 2 decades and in the TOP 10 Modern Ink painters (the list published on 22/02/2019).[31][32][33][34][35][36]

Internationally Krupa is known as a painter of portraits, so among other things, he portrayed Croatian President Franjo Tudjman (1996) and Rwandan King Kigeli V. (2013).

Significant/exquisite are his ink paintings, on rice paper using the technique Hakubyou. Krupa also enters into contemporary interpretation of Haboku (破墨) and Hatsuboku (溌墨)[37] and concentrates on essential and represents a simplified stylistic motifs.[38]

This visible/non-visible choice demonstrates, in effect, the strong productivity of Krupa at the level of deep and symbolic significance.[39]

Krupa, the creator of New Ink Art Manifesto, is considered the pivotal figure in Western New Ink Art movement [40]. In the Manifesto Krupa describes his ink painting as an interpretation of western modern art with the means of East Asian ink technique, as a combination of contemporary painting and traditional Chinese-Japanese calligraphy. [41]

His work in ink is considered to be of vital importance for the global integrity of the Modern ink painting,[42][43] and he is considered as one of the essential representatives of national and international present-day art, in particular of the New Ink Movement (New Ink Art)[44][45][46][47][48] Always exploring an amalgamation of various styles, as well as weaving different connections between scientific and artistic theories, he creates ink-on-paper works that reflect a minimalist, mathematical approach. Each of Krupa's pieces are spontaneous, raw and direct, achieving a personal and authentic artistic signature.[49]

In his photographic works, Krupa demonstrates the same minimalist approach and philosophy, placing the focus on composition and contrast.[50][51]

Krupas original works on paper can be researched at Tate - London (Special Library Collection),[52] Silesian Museum in Katowice (Poland), Modern Gallery, Zagreb, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts – Dept. of Prints and Drawings (Zagreb, Croatia),[53] Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum (Museo Nacional de Acuarela Alfredo Guati Rojo)-Mexico City (Mexico), Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia (Zagreb, Croatia) and other public, corporate and private collections.

According to the Badan Rynkowych Institute (Warsaw) survey report from 2007 (Opinie internautów o Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie, nagrodzonym projekcie budynku i wirtualnym Forum sztuki), Krupa appears among 70 most wanted currently working/creating artists in the future collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw (MSN).[54]

Alfred Freddy Krupa is included in the 36th edition of Who's Who in American Art and in the artist's database[55] of the documenta in Kassel. Documenta is recognized as the world's most renowned and debated international exhibition of contemporary art.

In 2016, as invited speaker Alfred F. Krupa held a rare public lecture (by a painter) on modern ink painting (and its European contribution) at the Dag Hammarskjöld University College of International Relations and Diplomacy during the Days of Japan.[56] in front of Japanese and Croatian listeners[57][58]

In 2018 Krupa has become the first living Croatian artist to be included on Ranker’s list of famous painters. Ranker is popular Los Angeles based digital media company.[59]

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