“A Beautiful Life” combines charcoal and gouache, an offers an intimate glimpse into the artist’s thoughts and experiences. Evolving from his earlier kinetic and impatient sketches, this artwork retains Asidere’s signature energy but introduces a more nuanced exploration of people, events, and his surroundings. The female figure—a recurring motif in Asidere’s work—appears here with a sense of familiarity and ease.
Asidere’s recent sketches resemble visual notetaking, capturing random fragments of his thoughts and daily life in a way that feels both chaotic and harmonious. “A Beautiful Life” is an embodiment of this approach, featuring a mix of the everyday—cars from the streets, notations about people on his mind—woven together in a fluid, almost haphazard composition. These elements serve as both a reflection of his surroundings and a memorialization of fleeting moments, drawn out of instinct and necessity.
The artwork brims with the restless energy that has always defined Asidere’s sketches, yet there is a newfound calmness. This maturity allows his hand to linger a little longer, letting the viewer appreciate the relationships between lines and colours, the rhythm of movement, and the subtle interplay of charcoal and gouache. His delicate use of colour adds an enchanting vibrancy to the piece, creating a sense of melody within the randomness.
It is a diary, a visual ode to life’s convoluted, messy glory. Through this artwork, Asidere invites us into his world, while simultaneously offering a reflection of our own. It captures the beauty in the randomness, the urgency in fleeting thoughts, and the joy of life.