Everyone can relate to polka dots. They are fun and playful. They are simple. They remind us of being whole and together, part of something bigger. Everything in life is a dot. I am a dot. You are a dot. We are all connected. This universe has an infinite number of dots. Maybe that's why I enjoy Yayoi Kusama's work so much. There is more to it than what you see.
Yayoi Kusama is a japanese artist who arrived in New york in the late 50's, when pop art was just a thought ready to take the world by storm. She quickly became well-known for her large paintings which featured circular repetitive patterns. Since than, her work includes sculptures, books, performance art, photography and installations. But one thing has remained the same. Her subject. She has constantly pushed the boundries on the same image. The dot.
She has made headlines for her 'out of the box' ideas which include various street performances where she painted polka dots on nude men and women. Kasuma is also known for her covered furniture and other objects, in which she covered with stuffed fabric phallic shapes, macaroni, mirrors and paint. Sadly, Kusama was semi-forgotten after returning to Japan, after discovering that she was suffering from a mental illness. It is said that she began hallucinating the dots, flowers and nets that often appear in her work. She was committed to a mental institution, where she remains to this day. Any way you look at it, the art world is greatly changed because of her vision.
Her remarkable life is imitated in her art.
We are able to be connected to her this way.
And I happen to like what I see.
Yayoi Kusama is a japanese artist who arrived in New york in the late 50's, when pop art was just a thought ready to take the world by storm. She quickly became well-known for her large paintings which featured circular repetitive patterns. Since than, her work includes sculptures, books, performance art, photography and installations. But one thing has remained the same. Her subject. She has constantly pushed the boundries on the same image. The dot.
She has made headlines for her 'out of the box' ideas which include various street performances where she painted polka dots on nude men and women. Kasuma is also known for her covered furniture and other objects, in which she covered with stuffed fabric phallic shapes, macaroni, mirrors and paint. Sadly, Kusama was semi-forgotten after returning to Japan, after discovering that she was suffering from a mental illness. It is said that she began hallucinating the dots, flowers and nets that often appear in her work. She was committed to a mental institution, where she remains to this day. Any way you look at it, the art world is greatly changed because of her vision.Her remarkable life is imitated in her art.
We are able to be connected to her this way.
And I happen to like what I see.
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