Illustrations by Irina Tall (Novikova)

Black and white illustration of a wolf
Black and white illustration of a wolf showing its teeth
Two wolves face off against each other
Black and white illustration of a wolf
Black and white illustration of wolves
Black and white illustration of wolves
Black and white illustration of a wolf
Black and white illustration of a wolf that has knocked over a barrel of apples
Black and white illustration of a wolf
Black and white illustration of a wolf
Black and white illustration of two wolves lounging
Black and white illustration of a wolf
Black and white illustration of a wolf
Black and white illustration of two wolves

Irina Tall (Novikova) is an artist, graphic artist, illustrator. She graduated from the State Academy of Slavic Cultures with a degree in art and also has a bachelor's degree in design. Her first personal exhibition "My soul is like a wild hawk" (2002) was held in the museum of Maxim Bagdanovich. In her works, she raises themes of ecology and anti-war topics. In 2005, she devoted a series of works to the Chernobyl disaster. The first big series she drew was The Red Book, dedicated to rare and endangered species of animals and birds. She writes fairy tales and poems, and illustrates short stories. She draws various fantastic creatures: unicorns, animals with human faces, and especially likes the image of a man - a bird - Siren. In 2020, she took part in Poznań Art Week. Her work has been published in magazines: Gupsophila, Harpy Hybrid Review, Little Literary Living Room, and others. In 2022, her short story was included in the collection The 50 Best Short Stories, and her poem was published in the collection of poetry The wonders of winter.