“The Magician” by Mia Makila, 2022, digital collage, available.
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New! “The Magician”
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NEW! “The Mirror”
NEW! “The Mirror” by Mia Makila, 2022, digital collage.
This piece is about reclaiming your identity after psychological abuse, where your self-image has been distorted and warped.
NEW! “The House of Dreams and Nightmares”
NEW! “The House of Dreams and Nightmares”, digital collage, 2022. This is the very first collage of the new year! I based it on an older piece called “Homecoming” from 2016, which I was never satisfied with. Although the new piece has a completely different story!
Detail studies:
The pink poodle
I LOVE this painted version (left) of my pink poodle – made by @project6handshakes – based on this detail from a digital collage that I have yet to finish up (right)!
About digital collages
“Rebel City” by Mia Makila, 2020. Digital collage.
As a digital collage artist, I can work on a piece for months (on-and-off), sometimes almost a year. When I was still creating paper collages, I was limited to the physical properties of the cut-outs – but Photoshop liberates me in my creative flow (I can enlarge, crop, distort, edit, copy, invert the cut-outs etc) and I love it! And no, digital art is NOT made by computers! And no, when digital art is printed, the prints are not ‘posters’ but original prints in a limited edition (signed and numbered)!
The first above is the finished version of “Rebel City” (2020) and the two below are earlier drafts.
Best of 2020
Some of personal highlights from the worst year ever:
1. My art was exhibited next to legendary artist H.R. Giger at a lovely group show at Merry Art Gallery in Japan.
2. Launched darksurrealists.net – but the project was interrupted by Covid.
3. Started painting again (after almost 10 years).
4. Started writing a novel based on my experiences of ambient abuse (subtle psychological abuse)
5. Created Epilogen Podcast – a Swedish documentary podcast about #narcissisticabuse
6. Learned how to set healthy boundaries (finally!) and started loving myself.
7. Was hired to be a mentor for an amazing art student.
8. Found a new purpose in life – to be a spokesperson for #psychologicalabuse through my art, writing, podcast etc.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! May 2021 be a much better year for us all! ♥
New painting! “Fireman”
“Fireman”, 2020, acrylic on panel ｜ 27 x 35 cm / available.
Interview for Daily Art Magazine
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NEW INTERVIEW! I am so proud of this new in-depth interview by Sarah Mills for Daily Art Magazine, it is my first big interview in a while and I think you will discover some new sides to me and my art in this one – enjoy!
Thanks Sarah & daily Art Magazine!
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.
NEW! “Blonde Meltdown”
“Blonde Meltdown”, 2020, archival ultrachrome print. Available.
Details:
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
NEW! “The Hollow Man”
NEW! “The Hollow Man”, 2020, acrylic and color pencil on canvas, 33 x 41 cm. Available in shop.
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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! “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!
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
A second head
The painting I am making for a group show at Kulturkossan took an unexpected turn! She’s getting a second head!
Work in progress video
Working on my doll queen monster and listening to some lovely music by Billie Eilish (work in progress for a collaboration with La Maison Rebelle).
Happy Women’s Day!
What a week! As you all could see here on the site, the week started out with my big artist comeback and ended with the International Women’s Day! So much GIRL POWER! I made this video for all my sisters out there – but the message is for everyone!
We are women, ladies & girls.
We are not objects.
We are not trophies.
We are not here to please you.
We exist on our own terms.
We own our bodies.
We own our stories.
Happy Women’s Day!
NEW! “The Circle”
“The Circle” (2020), digital collage. Available.
“Satan In Kinnky Boots”
The very first piece of the year! “Satan in Kinky Boots” (digital collage) is a little taste of a special collection that will be launch pretty soon! I hope you like it because it was so much fun to make!
Work in progress
Work in progress – for one of this year’s fun collaborations!
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