Between Memory and Paper (2025) Original Charcoal Drawing by Alexandra Jagoda (Ovcharenko)

This original mixed-media piece explores the fluid connection between identity and memory, combining a charcoal portrait with expressive collage elements. The character’s gentle yet penetrating gaze draws the viewer in, while the layered scraps of torn paper form an abstract crown — fragments of forgotten stories, hinting that every life is built from experiences that leave both visible and invisible marks.

This is an original charcoal and collage drawing on paper that explores identity, memory, and emotional transformations.

With its surreal and contemporary style, this piece is perfect for collectors who appreciate expressive figurative art, textured mixed media, and the poetic contrast between structure and chaos.

✔ Size: 11.7 x 16.5 inches (29.7 x 42 cm)
✔ Medium: Charcoal, pencil, and paper collage on 250g/m² toned paper
✔ Style: Mixed media, figurative, surreal, abstract realism
✔ Color palette: Earthy browns, soft neutrals, deep charcoal
✔ Signed on the back

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Materials used:

Paper 250g/m2, charcoal, collage paper

Details:

• Charcoal drawing on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 29.7 x 42 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 29.7 x 42cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the back
• Style: Surrealistic
• Subject: People and portraits