Untitled. Srawberry Andreevna 2017

Alevtyna Kakhidze made this drawing with pens, maybe felt tips. It’s raw, immediate. I feel the artist standing over the paper, hand moving quickly, a sort of urgent mapping. The figures are rendered with such economy, just a few strokes to suggest a person, a basket, a destination. Look at how she’s used the black ink to create a stark contrast, but then there are these pops of blue and red that bring a tenderness. It's like a visual poem, you know? I’m thinking about other artists who use drawing to document and process, like William Kentridge, for example. Kakhidze’s lines remind us that art is a vital tool, and that by embracing the immediacy of mark-making, we can create something that resonates with feeling and meaning, and a shared experience of the everyday.