Untitled 2018

Alevtyna Kakhidze made this drawing with what looks like colored felt tip pens and it shows two scenes side-by-side, kind of dreamlike. On the left, a figure lies in bed, maybe sick or restless. On the right, there's a coffin. It makes me think about how artists process really intense feelings, like fear, anxiety, or grief. I wonder if the artist sketched this quickly, trying to capture a fleeting thought. It's like a visual diary entry. The casual line work reminds me of outsider art, where raw emotion trumps technique. Kakhidze has got a sense of line that communicates her internal state in a direct way. There's something beautiful about the honesty and vulnerability in this piece. It's not polished or perfect, but it's real. And that's what makes it so powerful. All artists are building on the work of those that came before and trying to figure things out.