“People call me crazy, but I am not crazy. My vision is clear in my madness.”
“Art is something that helps me overcome my weaknesses and face the world with a sense of hope.”
“I want to create things that are infinite, expand beyond the canvas.”
“Our earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos.”
- Yayoi Kusama
“Kusama’s polka dots symbolise the infinite nature of the universe by representing boundless points with no conceivable ending, existing with the vastness of the cosmos. Each dot acts as a metaphor for stars or particles within the universe, embodying the idea of limitless space and time. This cosmic imagery reflects Kusama’s fascination with the universe’s endless possibilities, creating a visual language that articulates her childhood hallucinations. (Kusama) creates intensely immersive environments using rooms arranged with mirrors, lights and repeated dot patterns, designed to envelop her viewers in illusions of endless reflection us(ing) stylistic polka dot motif to encourage meditative contemplation on the infinite universe.”
Inward reflection without limitation in a community of world, that ultimately doesn’t matter.
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