Untitled 2022

This untitled drawing was made by Alevtyna Kakhidze, and look at those quick, confident lines, that almost cartoonish figure, springing to life on paper. I can imagine Kakhidze, pen in hand, maybe in a cafe, quickly capturing this character, Marat Gelman, with humor and precision. I wonder what she was thinking as she drew. Was it a fleeting impression, a commentary on the art world, or a personal joke between friends? The flatness of the drawing, the way the shapes are defined with such a simple vocabulary, reminds me of artists like David Shrigley, where the sketch itself becomes the statement. I am drawn to that one thick black line that becomes an eyebrow, a mustache, an eye. It's so bold, so playful. It is as if Kakhidze is saying, "Here's a person, a moment, caught in ink." And that's the magic of drawing, isn't it?