Untitled 2022

Alevtyna Kakhidze’s Untitled piece is a drawing, most likely made with markers, that captures a moment, or a feeling, with a raw, immediate energy. The lines are thin and quick, and the colors are bold, flat, and definitely not trying to trick you with any kind of illusion. It’s all about directness, and the kind of thinking that happens right there, on the page. The artist is thinking in real time. I’m drawn to the way the yellow marker underlines and circles certain phrases, almost like highlighting in a notebook. It emphasizes the urgency of the message, but also creates this cool, layered effect, where the words become part of the visual texture. It reminds me of the way Cy Twombly would scrawl words and phrases across his canvases, turning language into pure gesture. It’s like Kakhidze is having a conversation with herself, and with us, about the weight of words and images in times of crisis. It embraces ambiguity and multiple interpretations.