
“The Circle” (2020), digital collage. Available.
“The Circle” (2020), digital collage. Available.
“The Distraction” by Mia Makila, 2020 (based on an older version from 2007). Available.
I am so proud to present my new art project – LADY ICONA! Lady Icona is both my new alter ego and a collection of surreal portraits of female icons – a visual celebration of amazing women! More pieces will be added regularly . Follow @ladyicona on Instagram. ♥
I’ve never put so much work into a digital piece before, been working around the clock with this one. It was fun to do but the story behind it is awful and disturbing – about the private jet plane “Lolita Express” – owned by Jeffrey Epstein. What a horrible concept and I feel so much compassion and sadness for those poor girls. My heart is reaching out to them through this intense piece. I hope you like it and fins your own stories in it as well.
“My Prerogative” by Mia Makila, 2019. Acrylic and color pencils on canvas, 60×60 cm. Click to enlarge.
I dedicate this painting to all women and girls in Alabama, USA. The only person entitled to make a decision about their body is the owner of the body. Especially when it comes to such a profound decision of creating a life or choosing not to.. Women are like God that way (if you believe in one, I don’t) and you don’t interfere with God’s plan. The red cross in her back symbolizes delusional religious people and conservatives – who believe they are entitled to judge, force, exclude, punish, hate and make decisions for other people (in this case women). I was abused by a man of faith and during the attacks of physical and psychological abuse he used to shout: “I must beat the devil out of you! You have the devil inside you and he makes you into a whore!”
I will never stop fighting for women’s right to their bodies, sexuality, expression and independence.
Min illustration i det nystartade svenska kulturmagasinet Opulens och en tänkvärd essä av Melker Garay.