Untitled 2022

This drawing by Alevtyna Kakhidze, made on paper, is like a visual diary entry, raw and immediate. The stark black lines, rendered with what looks like a simple marker, create a sense of urgency, a snapshot of a moment in time. The piece is divided into panels, each a quick sketch of a different perspective on the war, Ukrainian, Russian, Western. There’s a tension between the simplicity of the marks and the complexity of the ideas. Look at the bottom panel: the figures are reduced to just a few lines, but the words they speak are heavy with implication, a sense of moral compromise. Kakhidze's drawing reminds me of Nicole Eisenman’s work, where figuration is combined with text in a similarly witty and critical way. Both artists use a casual, almost cartoonish style to address serious political and social issues. Art like this isn’t about providing answers, it’s about opening up a space for questions, for reflection.