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The pink poodle

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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

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“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

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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! ♥

The artworks of 2019

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“The Pink Room” (2019)｜Ed. of 5｜ 51,55 x 50,05 cm + white border
“The Tragic Death of Observation Cat” (2019) ｜ Edition of 10 ｜ 55 x 64,8 cm ｜21,7 x 25,5 in｜ Contact for price
“Paranoi”Paranoia” (2019) acrylics on board. Available as a fine art poster. Contact the artist.
“Portrait of Julee Cruise” (2019)｜Ed. of 10｜27 x 29 cm ｜ 11 x 11,8 in ｜$350
“Last Remains of Lolita” (2016)｜Ed. of 5｜40 x 41 cm ｜$550 ($600)
““The Bully” (2019)｜Ed. of 10｜35 x 35 cm｜ Available.
“The Edge of Glory” (2019)｜Ed. of 10: 30 x 28 cm｜$450｜4500 SEK
“Telephone Room” (2019)｜Ed. of 5｜45 x 45 cm｜ Contact for price
“Lava Girl” (2019). ｜ Contact for price
“God Takes a Day Off” (2019)｜Ed. of 5｜50 x 48 cm｜ Contact for price
“My Prerogative” (2019)｜ acrylic and color pencils on canvas｜ 60 x 60 cm ｜23,6 x 23,6 in. Contact for price.
“Red Story Nr 1” (2019｜50 x 50 cm ｜ 19,7 x 19,7 in ｜Edition of 10｜ Contact for price
“Red Story Nr 3” (2019)｜50 x 50 cm ｜ 19,7 x 19,7 in ｜Edition of 10｜ Contact for price
“Red Story Nr 2” (2019)｜50 x 50 cm ｜ 19,7 x 19,7 in ｜Edition of 10｜ Contact for price
“Creepling Nr. I” (2019)｜Ed. of 10｜30 x 30 cm｜$350
“The Lolita Express” (2019), digital collage. Available.
“She-Devil” (2019)｜Ed. of 5 per size.｜LARGE: 50 x 50 cm｜ $850 ｜SMALL: 30 x 30 cm｜3500 SEK
“My Secret Garden” (2019)｜Ed of 5 per size: _____ 60 x 67 cm ｜$1250 __________ 45 x 50 cm｜$750
“Happy Hunters” (2019)｜50 x 50 cm ｜ 19,7 x 19,7 in ｜Edition of 10｜ Contact for price
“Hitman” (2019)｜Ed. of 5｜40 x 40 cm｜$550｜5500 SEK
“Goldilocks” By Mia Makila, 2019. Edition of 5 Available.
“The Survivors” By Mia Makila, 2019, digital collage. Available.
“The Bird Man” (2019)｜Ed. of 10 per size.｜LARGE: 50 x 50 cm ｜$850 ｜SMALL: 30 x 30 cm｜$400
“Doppelganger” (2019)｜Ed of 10 per size: _____ 50 x 50 cm ｜$550 __________ 26 x 26 cm｜$350
“Melancholia – Portrait of Hedy Lamarr” (2019) ｜ Contact for price and info
“Pink Aquarium – Portrait of Brigitte Bardot” (2019)｜Ed of 10 per size.｜LARGE: 40 x 40 cm ｜$750 ｜SMALL: 25 x 25 cm｜$350
“The Pink Wagon” (2019)｜Ed. of 5｜52 x 48 cm｜ Contact for price
“Blue Innocence – Portrait of Winona Ryder” (2019)｜Ed. of 10: 45 x 45 cm ｜$650
“Queen Rose – Portrait of Bette Davis” (2019)｜Ed. of 3 per size: _____ 50 x 50 cm ｜$950 __________ 30 x 30 cm｜$400
“Space Baby – Portrait of Christina Ricci” (2019)｜Ed. of 5, 50 x 50 cm ｜ Contact for price
“The Lady In The Drum” (2007-2019), digital collage. Available
“The Tenants” (2007/2019), digital collage. Available.

2019 was to me the year of pure creative joy. It was also the year of vivid colors, like hot pink, neon green and nuances of azure blue. It was the year where I made many feminist statements in my art – from my @ladyicona project of making surreal portraits of amazing female icons – to my “Ungagged” suite, which included imagery of personal victories in my trauma recovery and some brutal girl power!

I will continue to be loud, fierce and unapologetic in my art. I already have 8 pieces in progress which will cross over to the new year – and I have ideas for many, many more!

I wish to thank my fans and followers for your kindness, support and love that you have shown me this year. You give me such positive energy and I always put it into my art and hopefully it will return to you in the end. I am grateful for your appreciation of my inner Universe.

I also wish to thank Stan at PROIMAGES AB and Therése at Westréns Glas AB for their loyal support and service.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Dark Surrealists United

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I have some great news to share with you all!  I am currently building a platform for some of the most talented dark surrealists in the world called DARK SURREALISTS UNITED!
I’ve had many dreams in my life – and one of them is the dream of being a writer / journalist and it’s time to catch this dream now – so I am creating a site that will feature interesting interviews with some of your favorite artists and creators of dark and surreal art! At the moment I am juggling interview work with 9 different artists (Nihil, Nathalia Suellen, Jim Kazanjian, Aeron Alfrey, Richard Hoefle etc) This might take a while to finish up, but you have all something really great to look forward to! I believe we all need a break from the reality of real life and just have some fun and enjoy some amazing art! So – stay tuned…
(Logo design by me and art by Richard Hoefle)