Untitled. Srawberry Andreevna 2015

Alevtyna Kakhidze made this untitled drawing with ink on paper. Look how Kakhidze embraces a raw, almost childlike simplicity. There's a directness to the line work, a kind of unpretentious honesty. It feels like she's inviting us into her sketchbook, showing us her thought process rather than a finished, polished statement. The figures are spare, reduced to their essence. Yet, each one has a distinct presence, standing beside what seem to be posies. The handwritten text adds another layer, a personal annotation that blurs the line between image and language. It reminds me of artists like Joan Miró, who incorporated text into their compositions. With Miró, there is a similar sense of playfulness and a rejection of formal constraints, suggesting that art is an ongoing conversation, an open-ended exploration of meaning rather than a declaration of fixed truths.