Female image 1975

Hryhorii Havrylenko made this drawing, titled Female Image, most likely with ink on paper. Look at that line! It's so simple, so direct, yet it captures something essential about the subject. It makes me think about the act of seeing, of really looking. The way the line wavers and sometimes breaks feels very human. It’s not trying to be perfect, and maybe that's where the beauty lies. There's a vulnerability there that resonates. See how the artist uses line to define the nose, a simple stroke for the mouth, it has a real elegance! It reminds me a little of Matisse's line drawings, that same sense of economy and grace. It's as though Havrylenko is saying, "Here, this is what I see. What do you see?" Art is an invitation, not a declaration.