australian croatian artist
on Yuin country by the sea
"I acknowledges the Jerrinja People of the Yuin Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which we live and work. We pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging."
where rainbows dot the landscape
& clouds take form
Authentic, unrefined, laying bare the breadth, depth and emotive essence... of the artist. Each canvas unfurls a symphony of human sentiments, life's experiences and dramatic interludes. Each resonating at its distinct frequency, culminating in a composition brimming with unique vitality. The colour palette delves into deep, resonant tones, strikingly combining vibrant luminescence and raw, terrestrial textures. Combined with the elements of forms and composition, the amalgamation of these aspects seems to unveil an underlying philosophical veracity. The profundity within is intimately linked to themes that span the gamut of human experience—conflict, contradiction, betrayal, pain, empowerment, pleasure, mystery, and the sublime.
The monumental scale of the artworks envelops the viewer, proportioned to both the human form and the artist's self-described "hot little messy human-sized self." Standing before these works, one is invited to see oneself within the primal pours, fervent strokes, and destruction, to step inside and traverse a deeply personal and immersive journey back to self..
Venus Vulvas Rainbows — solo exhibition, November 2022
Twenty Twenty Six Gallery, Bondi Beach, Sydney
"Venus, Vulvas, Rainbows is dedicated to all the women of the world…
To the reclaimed, liberated, empowered women expressing their sexuality and power and challenging social constructs.
To the women not yet there, who dream and desire to be. To the women caged, imprisoned, coerced, may we one day feel freedom. To the women in my life that allow me the honour of being a part of their lives, as we journey through hard and happy times, bound together by music and magic.
Thank you, I can't imagine life without you" - Melissa Mladin.
artwork created by emotions
(from Women Who Run With the Wolves) Archetypal bones represent that which can never be destroyed and the only thing we possess that is difficult to destroy is our soul. The feminine soul. La Loba's sole work is collecting and preserving bones of that which is in danger of being lost to the world. Her speciality, wolves. When she assembles an entire skeleton, the last bone in place, she sits by the fire and thinks about what to sing. Once she is sure she sings, deeply shaking the desert floor as the wolf comes into being, resurrected, breathing and eventually running away with speed transforming into a laughing woman who runs free. We all begin as a bag of bones and it's our work to recover the parts, the indestructible life force, the bones, and sing with our soul voice, calling up the psychic remains of the wild soul and sing her into vital shape again. Solitary work carried out in the desert of the psyche.
For me, it began by the sea.
