ABOUT | Madamelove

KYRA AKA MADAME LOVE

I'm an oddball with unique and transient upbringing that often leaves me feeling like I don't belong anywhere or that people get me.

I learnt to create a home inside of myself and when I was growing up and that was mostly drawing and writing songs and playing guitar.

I've always been creative - but not always happy and this has come through my art and my life choices quite vividly. In the next tab "MY ART" I show you a little on how my art has evolved but for now let me tell you who I think I am, currently.

The best place to get to know me is probably from my stories and posts on instagram - are we friends?

I try to live with purpose and intention and help others whenever I can. Fortunately it's innate, although that can make life tiring. It's been a battle to beat my overactive mind and allow for presence and spontenaity to dominate and let life truly become a work of art.

I've felt misunderstood, bullied, defeated and persecuted my whole life starting with my parents, and had years of domestic abuse and chronic illness to push through to have the healthy mental state I do now. I feel I've finally gotten to a place where I can see how good life can get.

Instead of fighting through, I've learnt to flow my own way and genuinely love the path I weave for myself by focussing on what makes me happy and fulfilled.

And now that I'm here, it's gotten even easier to take action on some dreams that floated by years ago. One of them is ONE DREAMING which you can check out here >

Or scroll back up and click "MY ART" to see my art.

IT ALL STARTED PRETTY BLACK AND WHITE.

And it still can be. Up until age 22ish, 95% of what I created was grey and predominantly sketches.

I'm still so drawn to monochromatic expression. There's something special for me, processing the emotion and meaning of a piece of art/photography when it's through interpreting mostly just shade and tone.

The simplicity has an automatic soothing effect for my mind and so does creating in black and white.

Upgrading from sketching, I moved to fineliners and my old school math-o-mat (plastic sheet with a bunch of shapes and angle things), as well as a few bowls and plates around the house to create these trippy, dilating, geometric infused pieces.

I honestly find it crazy how they come out. It's so intense. So dramatic. Not at all how I envision or representational of the feelings it gives whilst creating it.

Working in symmetry, from the centre and in repeating patterns has a cool byproduct of utilising both sides of the mind and I find it very therapeutic. So I keep making them.

I also enjoy incorporating digital elements by isolating my photography subjects, parts of my kaliedescopes (which are fractalised nature photography of mine, mostly 35mm film) and just experiment across mediums and tools to see what comes out.

The best place to get to know me is probably from my stories and posts on instagram - are we friends >

Hand drawn with ink on A2 paper and with the meditation on racial issues we face here in Australia and across the world, I now want to utilise this piece as a symbol of solidarity.

I hope that everyone that wears it stands for all people, based on their heart and their actions, and endeavors to ensure everyone has a voice and is treated with respect.

ONE DREAMING Collection is one of these pieces. The second to be done on a much larger canvas and with incorporating a focal point. I loved the balance and ease of how it came to life.

I made this art as livable as possible, in the hopes that it gets a full life out there in the world.

Hoping that it can act as a reminder for the transformation we are all responsible for in making sure all people are safe and have opportunities to thrive. No matter their colour.

Check out ONE DREAMING Collection here >

AND THEN IT TURNED RAINBOW CAUSE MY OUTLOOK ON LIFE LIGHTENED UP BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO STAY TUNED OR ORDER A COMMISSION XX

I PREFER TO JUDGE MYSELF

based on the impact I have on others and the world around me. So I asked people for how they see me, my art and what I'm doing.

If you have something to add to this, or would like to work with me I would be honoured!

Feel free to email me at

kyra@madamelove.io