Girl

Girl

after "Medusa" and "Aphrodite" by Robin Brownfield

by Irina Tall (Novikova)

Ink, paper


Inspiration: In part, I relied on the work of Aphrodite and Medusa by Robin Brownfield. I wanted to make a non-collective appeal, but my inner voice dictated a certain image of a girl who can have wings. 


I like the work of Robin Brownfield. Her mosaics have the feel of the images in old photographs. When I look at her mosaics I rejoice in her diligence and ingenuity, the care behind each fragment. Once, I created from her other work—a guitar laid out in dozens of small pieces. The guitar was slowly sprouting with flowers and stems.


Women's images have always attracted me; they have some kind of perfection.

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Featured in our August 2023 issue, "Ekphrasis"