Untitled 2022

This drawing was made by Alevtyna Kakhidze, and it depicts figures, symbols, and text, all rendered with a stark, almost naive simplicity. The words "art" and "artist" are scattered across the page, like labels affixed to the very concept of creativity. Consider the repeated motif of “art” itself—a word that, through its recurrence here, becomes almost talismanic. Think back to ancient Egypt, where hieroglyphs weren’t just writing but potent symbols believed to possess magical properties. Similarly, Kakhidze’s repetition of "art" can be seen as an incantation, a visual and textual invocation of creativity. Each element of the drawing becomes a vessel for the artist’s experience, transforming the personal into a universal symbol of resilience and expression.