Interview with: Mia Vucic
October 2025
Welcome Mia Vucic, first tell us about your background and why you chose to pursue this career.
Do you remember the first artwork that stirred something inside you?
I live and work in Zagreb, Croatia. I graduated from Faculty of Architecture – Faculty of Graphic Design and postgraduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, Department of Graphics. My occupation is digital graphic art, drawing and computer printmaking. I combine digital collage, glitch art, vector art and motion graphics. It is not possible for me to pinpoint only one artwork that stirred something inside me. I remember I admired Renaissance drawings of old masters when I was very young. I cannot determine exactly when I felt the “art spark” in my soul because I see it inseparable of my identity.
Does spirituality or a connection to something larger than yourself influence your creative process?
In my works, for the last 14 years I explore the interrelationships between technology, identity and spirituality of man, so spirituality is a very important component in my work, not so much as an influence but something that arrives as a divine consequence of interaction between the artwork and the viewer where the artwork exists as a medium that holds everything together.
What do you think is the most meaningful role an artist plays in society today?
I think the role of art never changes. From my perspective, its goal is to connect human souls because it empowers us and makes life easier. Ultimately, connecting and understanding through art makes us better people. That's how our spirit grows. The world is just a mirror of our souls.
Can you take us through the evolution of an artwork, from that first spark of inspiration to the finished piece?
My mind accumulates input from the real and subconscious world and then transforms it into a work of art. Since art belongs to the spiritual realm, it is difficult to explain this process in words. What I can say is I do not use artificial intelligence in creation. In the titles of the works, I try to open the door for the viewer to start accepting my work into his world, perhaps to recognize it as something close to him, and to start exploring the feeling of joint creation. The goal is to "feel" the work of art, not to understand it. In order to better explain my creative process, I would single out a term that the abstract artist Wassily Kandinsky mentions in his book "On the Spiritual in Art" from 1910, which is the term "cognition movement".
How do you challenge yourself to continually grow as an artist while remaining true to your voice?
I am inspired by observing how society deals with new technologies and how we shape and develop our identities in contemporary movements. I am inspired by the inspiration itself and the spirit behind it.
Can art be truly therapeutic? Have you experienced its healing power personally, or seen it impact others?
After finishing the artwork, if everything falls into place, I feel fulfilled and calm. I feel extraordinary gratitude and peace. I believe that the moment of “recognizing” and “resonance” which happens between the viewer and the artwork is extremely important, because it brings connection which otherwise would not be possible. The creative energy just moves to the eye of the viewer and continues to live in his world in some other form. I think that creativity does not disappear when an artist finishes his artwork. So yes, I believe art can have a healing element.
We are at the end of this short interview, would you like to add something about your artistic research?
How did you find the collaboration with our gallery?
Let me use this opportunity to express my gratitude to Florence Contemporary Gallery for contacting me. I am so honoured to be able to support this amazing project!