Untitled 2022

Alevtyna Kakhidze made this drawing with ink on paper sometime around 2021. I love the immediacy of it! The quickness of the strokes suggests that this drawing emerged rapidly. What was she thinking as she made it? I see the image of a building, or perhaps an institution, rendered with bold strokes, and text interspersed in the image space. I imagine her hand moving swiftly, capturing the essence of a thought or observation. The bold marks carry a sense of urgency, as though the artist is compelled to record something important before it fades from memory. There's a rawness to the drawing, a directness that speaks to the artist's hand and mind working in unison. It reminds me of other artists who use drawing as a form of thinking such as Nancy Spero or William Kentridge. Artists are constantly responding to each other's work across time! It leaves space for multiple interpretations and meaning.