Untitled 2022

This untitled drawing was made by Alevtyna Kakhidze, and it feels like the artist was drawing as a kind of visual thinking, just letting the story unfold as she went. I really appreciate the frankness of her line, the way she uses color to bring an emotional charge to the figures, and the raw quality of the expression. I see the figures draped in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, standing in silent protest. Each line feels direct and intentional, almost like she’s sketching out a political cartoon as a form of emotional release. You know, sometimes the most profound statements come from the simplest forms. Like, how do you express a feeling of injustice, or anger, or even hope, with just a few strokes of a pen? Kakhidze's drawing reminds me that art can be a powerful act of resistance, a way to make sense of the senseless, and keep a record. It’s like she’s saying, I’m here, I’m watching, and I’m not going to let this be forgotten.