“The Magician” by Mia Makila, 2022, digital collage, available.
Close-up:
New! “The Magician”
Tag: popsurrealism
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.
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! “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:
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! “Anxious Little Devil Girl”
“Anxious Little Devil Girl”, 2020, acrylic on panel, 27 x 35 cm, $550
Contact me here for inquiries
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!
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).
Work in progress
Work in progress – for one of this year’s fun collaborations!
The artworks of 2019
“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!
NEW! “Portrait of Julee Cruise”
“Portrait of Julee Cruise / Homage to Twin Peaks” by Mia Makila, 2019. Digital collage. Available.
I have made a new version of my 2012 homage portrait of Twin Peaks singer (and my friend) Julee Cruise, I hope you like it!
Old version:
NEW! “Creepling Nr 1”
“Creepling Nr 1” by Mia Makila, 2019. Digital collage. 35 x 35 cm. Available.
NEW! “Red Story nr. 3”
“Red Story nr. 3” by Mia Makila, 2019. Digital collage. Edition of 5. Available.
DETAILS:
This is the third piece of my “Red Story” suite – a visual series about the traumas I am slowly overcoming. Instead of my usual perspective of examining the emotions of the survivor/victim (me), I am focusing on the crazy actions and bizarre behavior of the abusers. In the third story piece I am exploring the strange behavior of one of my ex boyfriends. Our relationship was based on a power imbalance. I lived in his house, he was a ‘master’ – dominant, in control, better, stronger, smarter – whilst I was made into a submissive ‘lolita’, a living doll, an object, weaker, dependent and isolated. This imbalance had many dimensions – it was economical, material, physical, emotional, psychological and sexual.
During our first year of living together in his house, he had a bizarre ritual of unzipping his pants right after he had served me dinner, then he would take out his (soft) dick and place it on the dining table and would just be standing like that for a while – so proud of himself and his ‘thing’. This usually happened when the family across the street (a mom, dad and two teenage boys) also were having their dinner and could see him standing like that, through their window. I would do what all good girls are supposed to do in situations where men make us uncomfortable – I would giggle.
But after I was out of this toxic relationship, I started to question this absurd routine. What was he trying to tell me – with his dick on the table, next to the food I was about to enjoy? What did he demonstrate? Was it an act of intimidation, a power demonstration, psychological abuse or perhaps an expression of a sexual fetish (with the eyes of our neighbor family as an important factor)?
NEW! “Red Story No. 2”
“Red Story No. 2” by Mia Makila, 2019 (digital collage). Available.
Details:
This piece was difficult to make. It is a real memory from my life. A moment that repeated itself over and over again throughout my relationship with an abusive man. I loved that man. Or I thought I loved him. I thought he loved me. But at times, he told me he wanted to kill me. During a few seconds while physically abusing me. he even tried to kill me:
Most of the times he is just threatening my life in various ways. Sometimes with his hands. Sometimes he has a knife. Or boiling water. I am on the floor. He is on top of me. I have his spit in my face. His hungry saliva all over me. His hands around my neck. We are both sweaty. I am screaming. He is yelling, calling me things, telling me that I am a sinner, I am the devil, a prostitute. Worthless. I am fighting for my life but at the same time – I am not here. I disappear. I dissociate. At times I am shielding my body with a painting of birch trees that hangs on our wall. When he is trying to strangle me, I pretend to get unconscious to make him stop. My strategy is successful. The grip of his hands around my neck relaxes, he whispers: “Mia? Mia?….Mia?” Since I am holding my breath, I suddenly grasp for air and he starts to cry: “I am such a monster… I’m sorry. I’m sorry”. My job now is to make him feel better. “No, you are wonderful, I love you so much, you are not a monster” I tell him and start to comfort him with my body. Nobody knows what he is doing to me. Nobody is comforting me, not even myself.
NEW! “Telephone Room”
NEW! “Telephone Room” by Mia Makila. 2019. Digital collage. Available.
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