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Alter Ego 150/150 cm
Acrylics on Canvas

The House of the Chief

The House of the Chief (135 x 115 cm) This work belongs to the Strange City series, where places and figures become symbols of inner worlds.

the Seeress

Dimensions: 100 × 120 cm Medium: Acrylics & Oil Pastels The SEERESS speaks of separation — the individual drifting away from nature, blinded by the illusions of power and possession. The fractured face becomes a warning, its eyes heavy with symbols, its mouth caught between silence and despair. This is not prophecy, but consequence. The work reveals the devastating impact of greed: landscapes erased, voices of the earth muted, humanity estranged from its own source of life. Yet within the chaos, the Oracle stands as a witness. It does not offer comfort, only truth — that what we abandon in nature, we ultimately abandon in ourselves.

super Star

Dimensions: 60 × 100 cm Medium: Acrylics SUPER STAR is a reflection on the pressures faced by young people in their pursuit of fame and visibility. The distorted portrait becomes a metaphor for the compromises and vulnerabilities that often accompany this search for recognition. The work specifically addresses the entanglement with drugs and other destructive choices, revealing how the promise of glamour can mask deeper struggles. The vibrant yet unsettling colors mirror the duality of attraction and danger — a world where brightness coexists with fragility and loss. This piece stands as a social commentary on the paradox of fame, and on the ways external expectations can distort both identity and freedom.

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Pink Geisha

Dimensions: 105 × 105 cm (with frame) Medium: Mixed media (Acrylics) Miss Pink explores the complex role of women in society, symbolized through the figure of a geisha. Wrapped in layers of tradition, appearance, and expectations, the geisha becomes a metaphor for the codes of behavior and beauty imposed on women across cultures and time. The vivid colors and fragmented forms highlight the tension between individuality and conformity, between inner freedom and external judgment. The painting questions how often a woman’s value is misinterpreted, reduced to surface appearances rather than her true essence. A work that stands at the intersection of tradition and critique, Miss Ink reflects on how femininity is seen, shaped, and too often misunderstood.

Abstract painting inspired by The Superstar, a story of fame, loneliness, and loss from the Strange City series.

super Star

Dimensions: 60 × 100 cm Medium: Acrylics SUPER STAR is a reflection on the pressures faced by young people in their pursuit of fame and visibility. The distorted portrait becomes a metaphor for the compromises and vulnerabilities that often accompany this search for recognition. The work specifically addresses the entanglement with drugs and other destructive choices, revealing how the promise of glamour can mask deeper struggles. The vibrant yet unsettling colors mirror the duality of attraction and danger — a world where brightness coexists with fragility and loss. This piece stands as a social commentary on the paradox of fame, and on the ways external expectations can distort both identity and freedom.

The Wise Man – abstract acrylic painting about knowledge by Tania Miliou

the wise man

The Wise Man Dimensions: 100 × 100 cm Medium: Acrylics The Wise Man is a tribute to the librarian of my city — the guardian of books who opened the doors of knowledge to me in my youth. Through him, the library became not just a place, but a guide, shaping my first steps into thought and imagination. This work honors the power of reading and the transformative journey it offers. It speaks of wisdom not as something distant or abstract, but as a living presence — embodied in those who devote their lives to sharing knowledge, nurturing minds, and keeping alive the dialogue between past and future.

The tree of my thoughts

Dimensions: 115 × 115 cm Medium: Acrylics & Oil Pastels

ART IN CANVAS WITH ACRYLICS

super Star

Dimensions: 60 × 100 cm Medium: Acrylics SUPER STAR is a reflection on the pressures faced by young people in their pursuit of fame and visibility. The distorted portrait becomes a metaphor for the compromises and vulnerabilities that often accompany this search for recognition. The work specifically addresses the entanglement with drugs and other destructive choices, revealing how the promise of glamour can mask deeper struggles. The vibrant yet unsettling colors mirror the duality of attraction and danger — a world where brightness coexists with fragility and loss. This piece stands as a social commentary on the paradox of fame, and on the ways external expectations can distort both identity and freedom.

ART IN CANVAS WITH ACRYLICS

super Star

Dimensions: 60 × 100 cm Medium: Acrylics SUPER STAR is a reflection on the pressures faced by young people in their pursuit of fame and visibility. The distorted portrait becomes a metaphor for the compromises and vulnerabilities that often accompany this search for recognition. The work specifically addresses the entanglement with drugs and other destructive choices, revealing how the promise of glamour can mask deeper struggles. The vibrant yet unsettling colors mirror the duality of attraction and danger — a world where brightness coexists with fragility and loss. This piece stands as a social commentary on the paradox of fame, and on the ways external expectations can distort both identity and freedom.

The House of the Chief

The House of the Chief (135 x 115 cm) This work belongs to the Strange City series, where places and figures become symbols of inner worlds.

ART IN CANVAS WITH ACRYLICS

The House of the Chief

The House of the Chief (135 x 115 cm) This work belongs to the Strange City series, where places and figures become symbols of inner worlds.

super Star

Dimensions: 60 × 100 cm Medium: Acrylics SUPER STAR is a reflection on the pressures faced by young people in their pursuit of fame and visibility. The distorted portrait becomes a metaphor for the compromises and vulnerabilities that often accompany this search for recognition. The work specifically addresses the entanglement with drugs and other destructive choices, revealing how the promise of glamour can mask deeper struggles. The vibrant yet unsettling colors mirror the duality of attraction and danger — a world where brightness coexists with fragility and loss. This piece stands as a social commentary on the paradox of fame, and on the ways external expectations can distort both identity and freedom.

TRUE'S house

True’s House Acrylics & Pastes on Canvas 60/80 cm
This work belongs to the Strange City Series

Abstract portrait of Frida Kahlo in acrylics and oil pastels on canvas by Tania Miliou Fine Art

broken frida

Dimensions: 110 × 170 cm Medium: Acrylics & Oil Pastels BROKEN Frida speaks of a soul torn apart yet refusing to disappear. Inspired by the legacy of Frida Kahlo, the face is fragmented — not in defeat, but in the raw truth of survival. Every line is a scar, every color a cry. The work embodies the silent weight of domestic violence, where identity is fractured and dignity tested. And yet, within the cracks, a light endures — fragile, but unbreakable. This painting is not only an image; it is a testimony. It carries the voices of those silenced, giving them shape, color, and the courage to be seen.

The judges

The Judges Dimensions: 120 × 100 cm Medium: Acrylics & Oil Pastels The Judges captures the uneasy passage of humanity — from primal beings to mechanical forms shaped by technology. Three figures stand in rigid silence, echoing the ancient gesture of “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil,” yet distorted into something far more unsettling. Their faces, half-human and half-machine, bear witness to our transformation. What once was instinct and flesh becomes circuitry and repetition, until judgment no longer comes from within, but from the very systems we created. This work is not only about evolution, but about surrender. It confronts us with the question: in our pursuit of progress, are we still human — or already judged by the machines we are becoming?

“Outsider” abstract expressionist painting by Tania Miliou, 115 × 115 cm acrylic on canvas, exploring alcoholism, suffering, and the serenity prayer.

the Outsider

115 × 115 cm Acrylic on Canvas
Strange City Series

ART IN CANVAS WITH ACRYLICS

super Star

Dimensions: 60 × 100 cm Medium: Acrylics SUPER STAR is a reflection on the pressures faced by young people in their pursuit of fame and visibility. The distorted portrait becomes a metaphor for the compromises and vulnerabilities that often accompany this search for recognition. The work specifically addresses the entanglement with drugs and other destructive choices, revealing how the promise of glamour can mask deeper struggles. The vibrant yet unsettling colors mirror the duality of attraction and danger — a world where brightness coexists with fragility and loss. This piece stands as a social commentary on the paradox of fame, and on the ways external expectations can distort both identity and freedom.

abstract symbolic painting of passing through life

the visitor

The visitor Dimensions: 100 × 170 cm Medium: Acrylics the visitor reflects the truth that we are only passersby in this life. The figure emerges in bold strokes, yet dissolves into drips and fragments — a reminder of how brief and fragile our presence really is. Each line unsettles, each shade speaks of movement and impermanence. The work carries the weight of transition: we enter, we leave, we vanish, leaving only traces of color in the spaces we once filled. This is not just an image, but a meditation on transience. It whispers of the fleeting steps we take, and the inevitability of fading — yet also the beauty that lies within the passing.

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