Interview with Mila Rosha
- Cista Arts team
- Oct 7
- 3 min read
An interview with Mila Rosha a multifaceted artist.
What initially sparked your interest in pursuing art, and how has your journey evolved since then?
I've been interested in art for as long as I can remember. My mother saved some drawings of mine where I tried to copy images from postcards as young as 4 years old. But I remember being truly struck by Albrecht Dürer's work. His engravings resonated with me and shaped all my artistic preferences.
I remember being truly struck by Albrecht Dürer's work. His engravings resonated with me and shaped all my artistic preferences.
Can you tell us about a specific piece of your artwork that holds particular significance to you, and what inspired its creation?
This is the image of a ghostly hand holding a candle I drew back in 2015. Before that I primarily worked with graphite, but I really wanted to create something close to engraving. So, this time I used ink and the result was this work of art. This drawing was the first where everything came together - the atmosphere, the mystery, the engraving-like lines. I think it was inspired by Jane Eyre book and its gloomy atmosphere. I imagined Jane wandering the corridors of Thornfield Hall holding a candle in her hand, and that's what I tried to picture.
How do you navigate the balance between staying true to your artistic vision and experimenting with new techniques or styles?
It's quite challenging for me, because there is some expectation from my viewers who prefer my ink gloomy works. And I love experiment with colour these days, and sometimes even with children illustration. I try to marry black and white with colour, adding watercolour or gouache elements to ink or graphite works. Thus, slowly, both me and my audience get used to small splashes of colour and new experiments.
I try to marry black and white with colour, adding watercolour or gouache elements to ink or graphite works. Thus, slowly, both me and my audience get used to small splashes of colour and new experiments.
What role do you believe art plays in society, and how do you envision your work contributing to the artistic dialogue?
I believe everything that surrounds us is art, not only paintings in museums, but even the design of our furniture or the covers of the books we read. So, it impacts us every day and everywhere. I would love to believe my art entertains people and makes their lives a bit more whimsical and adds a bit of magic to their everyday life.
I would love to believe my art entertains people and makes their lives a bit more whimsical and adds a bit of magic to their everyday life.
Are there any upcoming projects or themes that you're excited to explore in your future artworks, and if so, what draws you to these ideas?
I am really interested in picture books these days, as me and my son read a lot of them. I have several sketches in the works already, hopefully they will be published as a book one day. My main inspiration these days is my four-year-old son.
How do you hope your art will impact viewers, and what message or emotion do you aspire to convey through your creative expressions?
In the past, I think I was trying to evoke melancholy, even sadness. Something that would make you wonder why the world is so fragile. But as I've gotten older and become a mother, I think the emotions I want to evoke in my viewers have shifted toward curiosity, mystery, and admiration for nature and the world we live in. While there is sometimes a dark element to my work, I now prefer it to be more magical than macabre.
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