Today I am launching my new art shop! I have added lots of new paintings, drawings and original collage prints! Visit the shop here!
NEW! “Esther And Her Little Friend”
“Esther And Her Little Friend”, digital collage, 2020
“Esther And Her Little Friend”, digital collage, 2020. Available as an archival original print. ❤ Close-ups and original photo:
The art and the artist
Well, the art mirrors the artist – right? I found this photo of me (circa 1988) and thought it was funny that I am currently working on a pink poodle with a similar golden hat. 🥳
Some works in progress (digital collages)
Here are details of some works I have in progress at the moment (digital collages):
NEW! “Puppet Girl”
“Puppet Girl” digital collage (2020). Soon available.
This one was so much fun to make. In a way it is a self-portrait of how I use to be (a puppet girl for others to manipulate). I have outgrown the chains and nails and I no longer allow anyone to make me feel like a puppet.
NEW! “Cutie and The Epiphany”
NEW! “Cutie and The Epiphany”, acrylic and gold paint on panel, 20 x 20 cm, send message for more info.
NEW! “Mr Blue Dick Perkins”
NEW! “Mr Blue Dick Perkins” (2020), acrylic and color pencil on cardboard. 30 x 40 cm. Available, contact for more info.
About my writing project
Today I had my very first feedback meeting for the very first chapter of my very first novel (about psychological abuse). This is such an important project to me and I feel super inspired!
Some parents DID raise us to accept abuse from men
I love Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. However, some parents DID raise us to accept abuse from men.
Some parents raised us to always put a man’s need first. To always find excuses for men’s abuse. Some parents raised us not to see men’s abuse, to deny it, to deflect away attention from it, to blame ourselves for provoking and triggering the abuse. Some parents raised us to be scared of standing up for ourselves when we are abused by men. Some parents raised us never to tell about men’s abuse. Some parents raised us to look like the perpetrator while the abusing man looks like the victim, when we speak up about the abuse. Some parents raised us to feel responsible for men’s abuse.
To sum it up: some of us were raised by parents to accept abuse from men and to blame ourselves for it.
This is a real problem in our society – and just as wrong as when men are abusing women who were NOT raised by parents to accept abuse from men.
Image credit: @bananalovemuffin
My new dream (and a crazy surprise)
An artist with a mission
As I have been dealing with some traumatic events this year WHILST being completely isolated and alone in my apartment for the last 4,5 months, I have been forced to do some hard-core soul-searching. As a result, I have made some truly deep and profound (and life-changing) discoveries about who I am. Or more importantly – of who I wish to become. Ever since I was a little girl, my biggest dream was to become an artist and I worked hard to make my dream come true. But when I became an artist, the dream of BECOMING, totally died. The dream has now been boiled down to selling artworks – in order for my bills to get paid. That’s what the big dream was all about? And to be honest – what does it even mean to be an artist, once this Pandemic will end? An artist is one of the lowest ranked non-essential professions. Some people might even say it’s just a make-believe job, a sign of ego centrism, or that it’s “just a hobby”. As an artist, I know this is not true. History wouldn’t look like history without artists. Science without artists would be hard to grasp. Cities without artists would be dull. Without artists, people’s imagination would dry out and there would be no social or cultural progress. Life would be awfully boring. No movies, no images, no museums, no aesthetics, no fashion – no dreams or visions.
And here is where my life-changing discoveries come in – alongside the dreams and the visions. I AM an artist – but that’s not all I want to be. I am so much more – and there is so much more I wish to become, within this lifetime. I don’t want to make art just so I can pay my bills! Hell, no – I want to use my art to achieve something far more substantial. I want to create art with a purpose. I want to be an artist with a mission!
I will try to make a video about this tomorrow, so I can explain more. ❤️
Photo: me in front of a Cindy Sherman (Stockholm, 2010).
NEW! “Blonde Meltdown”
“Blonde Meltdown”, 2020, archival ultrachrome print. Available.
Details:
Research
What research for my first novel looks like (a small part of it)…
NEW! “The Party Doo-Doo”
“The Party Doo-Doo” by Mia Makila, 2020. Acrylic and color pencil on masonite, 22 x 27 cm (8,7 x 10,6 in). Available in shop
Dark Surrealists United – launch day!
Today I’ve launched my new writing project DARK SURREALISTS UNITED – where I interview dark surrealists and dark artists from all over the world! Please take your time to read the interviews, whenever you feel like getting to know your favorite dark surrealist!
There is also a short introduction with my thoughts about this project. I will continue to interview dark surrealists from all over the world, famous ones, unknown masters, young, old, writers, artists, film makers etc. If you wish to be part of this project, PM me!
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Ok, now go and have a look!♥
darksurrealists.net
NEW! “The Hollow Man”
NEW! “The Hollow Man”, 2020, acrylic and color pencil on canvas, 33 x 41 cm. Available in shop.
Available in my art shop »
NEW! “Anxious Little Devil Girl”
“Anxious Little Devil Girl”, 2020, acrylic on panel, 27 x 35 cm, $550
Contact me here for inquiries
NEW! “The Orphan”
“The Orphan”, 2020, oil pastel on brown paper, 30 x 38 cm. Contact me if you are interested.
Hide-and-seek
Playing hide-and-seek with Mr Blue Dick Perkins. Yep, that’s his name. Work in progress…
“NEW! “Anthem”
“Anthem” by Mia Makila, 2020, archival ultrachrome print. Available.
Finally! I have been working on this piece on-and-off for over 4 months and now it’s all done. This is the story of self-empowerment and it includes a collaboration with my amazingly talented friend Candice Angelini. I used and manipulated a few of her coolest head pieces (Coiffe Shamanic Bird and Post Mortem II) and pieces from her creepy Zombie mask (see last picture for some of the original pieces I used in the collage).
NEW! “The Rebelle Collection”
Woohoo! Good news! Here it is – “The Rebelle Collection” with 4 new digital collage, which I made exclusively for the coolest galley/store ever: @lamaisonrebelle ! The original prints will be available on their website soon! You can see all pieces here. I have been working on this collection for the last 5 months and I feel like they have redefined me as an artist. It doesn’t happen often that you feel like you have reached a new artistic level but I do feel it now with my Rebelle Collection and it makes me both excited and happy! I hope you like my new pieces, feel free to give some feedback in the comments! Have a great weekend!
My studio, my happy place
Here I am spending my days. all by myself, in self-isolation during these quarantine days.
Cool interpretation
Look! This lovely young girl did a really cool interpretation of my green alien devil lady from “Poetic Justice” (and I haven’t even showed you the final result of my piece yet!). Thanks @wwwwwwwwww.w.ww for the sweet surprise! I will show you the rest of my piece very soon!
Keep pushing through the anxiety
NEW! “The Loudest Girl In The World”
NEW! “The Loudest Girl In The World” by Mia Makila. 2020, acrylic on canvas. 50 x 50 cm
Here is the first painting of the year! I made it exclusively for the group show “SPEAK” at Swedish gallery Kulturkossan. For inquiries, please contact Kulturkossan Gallery: info@kulturkossan.se
