Mila Veljaca - Für sich

**For herself**

Oil on canvas | 100 × 70 cm

A woman stands alone, head slightly bowed, arms close to her body. Her posture feels reserved, almost protective. What concerns her remains open.

The dark clothing forms a clear contrast to the bright, generous background. Muted browns, grays, and pinkish tones give the figure a quiet presence. The wide, almost empty space intensifies the sense of distance and withdrawal.

I am interested in people in such unobserved moments. When a small gesture or a particular body posture tells more than an facial expression.

“Für sich” is a contemporary figurative painting about loneliness, vulnerability, and those moments when a person is entirely with themselves.

**Original painting, oil on canvas, 100 × 70 cm.**

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Packaging: sturdy cardboard
Courier service: DPD / DHL

There is the possibility of having the picture stretched on a frame. If interested, please inquire.
Otherwise, it will be shipped rolled.
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About me:
"My painting moves at the border between figuration and abstraction - a tension-filled dialogue of expressive gesture, intense color worlds, and intuitive dynamics.
Inspired by the energy of abstract expressionism, which moves between body and dissolution, chaos and harmony."
Each work is a process of questioning and rediscovery:
Lines break through surfaces.
Figures appear and disappear.
An emotionally charged dance between control and letting go."

Mila Veljac'a is an artist from Croatia. She studied at art academies in Croatia, Vienna, Salzburg, and Stuttgart, and for several years shared her expertise as a lecturer for fine arts.

Exhibitions (a brief selection)
2026, Kunstverein Vorarlberg, Villa Claudia, February to March
2026, Galerie 29, Bregenz, January
2025, May 9 to June 15. Members Exhibition, Thurn & Taxis “Unterm Teppich”
2025, April 26, Eine Art Galerie, Aschaffenburg, Germany, Group Exhibition
2025, February, Galerie Sylvia Janschek, Bregenz
2025, January–February, Kunst Vorarlberg, Feldkirch
In painting rooted.
2024, Art Open, Primus Palace, Eschweiler, Germany
2024, Kunst Vorarlberg, Feldkirch
November - Small Formats
2024, Kunst Vorarlberg, Feldkirch
October / November - Seven times NEW
2023 Group exhibition at: Mila Veljac’a, Götzis
2023 Sylvia Janschek, Artgalerie, Bregenz (solo)
2022 Künstlerhaus Thurn & Taxis, Bregenz
2022 Studio Exhibition, March, June, September, December
2022 Atelier ARTspace Galerie T-69, Hohenems
2021 Studio Exhibition, Götzis, October 23, 4:00–8:00 PM