Untitled 1960

This untitled artwork was made by Alla Horska, we don't know exactly when, using an unknown method. Just looking at the bold strokes and the high contrast between the black and the background, I can almost feel the artist's hand, carefully carving away at the block, revealing these potent shapes. You can sense that Alla Horska was exploring some serious themes here, maybe the weight of history, or the depths of personal identity. There's something haunting and evocative about the figure’s gaze. It seems directed both inward and outward, as if contemplating the relationship between the personal and the political. It reminds me a bit of Käthe Kollwitz. Artists like these, they’re not just making images, they’re opening up a dialogue. They are speaking to each other across time, inspiring new generations to pick up the torch, or in this case, maybe the chisel.