Untitled. Srawberry Andreevna 2017

This drawing by Alevtyna Kakhidze is composed with felt tip pens of different colours. You can imagine the artist standing outside with a sketchbook, quickly capturing a scene. There’s a figure, pets, and some kind of structure, all rendered with a raw, immediate energy. Those lines, like quick breaths, create a sense of space and form, the structure built from these horizontal lines, it almost looks like an early computer rendering. I wonder if Kakhidze was thinking about form versus function, or maybe just sketching whatever was there! I’m struck by the simplicity and charm. The image brings to mind other artists who embraced a deliberately naive style, like Henri Rousseau, who also found ways to make everyday scenes feel otherworldly. Ultimately, there’s something refreshing about seeing art that doesn’t take itself too seriously, reminding us that creativity can be found in the simplest of gestures.