Untitled 2022

This drawing was made by Alevtyna Kakhidze; it seems to be made with felt-tip pens and pencils on paper. The image is a jumble of text and figures, and it feels like the artist is trying to capture thoughts as they come, almost like sketching in real-time. I'm imagining Kakhidze creating this drawing with urgency, maybe even desperation. The lines are shaky, and the colours are stark, like they're trying to convey a sense of conflict. It’s like a political cartoon, but instead of aiming for satire, it's just raw feeling, with these two figures, set against a border of red and white stripes, that divides the drawing in two. You can tell the artist cares so deeply about the issues she is portraying. You can feel that she is engaged in a conversation, not just with herself, but with the world around her, too. Artists, we are all in this together, trying to make sense of it all, one line, one colour, one gesture at a time.