Euromaidan 2014

Alevtyna Kakhidze made this drawing called Euromaidan, but I don’t know when or with what, though I imagine it was spontaneously created. It reminds me of the sketchbooks I carried around all the time when I was younger. It feels like this drawing has come into being through a process of building, brick by brick. See the red, yellow, and blue flames that dance along the top of the barricade; the artist could have been thinking about the heat of the moment. I wonder, did she make this drawing there and then, amidst the protest? Look at the details, such as the pile of tires at the top left, and the suggestion of crowds. I like the way it is translated into a simplified language of mark-making. It's exciting to see how drawing remains such a vital tool for artists to describe and reflect on the world around them.