Contemporary Artist Yayoi Kusama

Yayaoi Kusama Born in Japan in 1929, she studied Nihonga painting in Kyoto in 1948. 

Polka dot Princess 

Know for her outrageous patterns of nets and polka dot not to mention her out of this world large-scale environments, Yoyoi Kusama works in many different media; painting, drawing, sculptures, film, installations and performing. 

Kusama went to the United States in 1957 at the age of 28  where her art boomed in New York City , After creating a fan base from her bizarre exhibitions and art 'happenings' she left the USA back to her roots to become Japan's most prominent contemporary artist.

  

Kusama inspirational patterns quickly caught the eye of a French luxury brand Louis Vuitton, they now work together creating Bags to shoes and coats. 

Photo/Yayoi Kusama Studio Inc 1967 Horse Play in Woodstock , New York city 

Kusama poses with a horse together with her signature splash of polka dots, the contrast from the monochrome (even between her and the hours) colours give it this fresh vibe very 60's  and whimsical. 

Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929), Self-Obliteration (Net Obsession Series), c. 1966. Photocollage on paper, 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm). Collection of the artist. © Yayoi Kusama. Image courtesy Yayoi Kusama Studio Inc.; Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo; Victoria Miro Gallery, London. Photograph by Hal Reiff. © Hal Reiff

In this Photo montage we see repetitive shapes interesting tones focus on the subject, My thoughts on this collage was instinctively associated with 'The Kiss' by Gustav Klimt , from the focus of the subject to the background of pattern.  

Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929), Accumulation, c. 1963. Sewn and stuffed fabric, wood chair frame, paint, 35 1/2 × 38 1/2 × 35 in. (90.2 × 97.8 × 88.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 2001.342. © Yayoi Kusama. Photograph by Tom Powel

This structure chair is very interesting dose not have function but I fell that Kusama just wanted to create art without function, it has a cold hard feeling even though the material is soft, when I first look at this installation I thought of stalagmites jotting out of the chair as if coral was growing upon it.

Yayoi Kusama – Polka Dots Madness 6 Installation 

The obvious repetition is in the polka dots gives a very cool fresh vibe. 

The contrast in this installation would be the vertical and horizontal lines against the bulbous structures within the room and the shadow they produce against the walls and flooring. 

Whitney Museum of American Art: Yayoi Kusama. 2013. Whitney Museum of American Art: Yayoi Kusama. [ONLINE] Available at:http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/YayoiKusama. [Accessed 16 May 2013].

Yayoi Kusama - Polka Dots Madness 6 - ARTBoom. 2013. Yayoi Kusama - Polka Dots Madness 6 - ARTBoom. [ONLINE] Available at:http://artboom.info/sculpting/yayoi-kusama-polka-dots-madness.html/attachment/yayoi-kusama-polka-dots-madness-6. [Accessed 16 May 2013].

Yayoi Kusama for Louis Vuitton | Trendland: Fashion Blog & Trend Magazine. 2013. Yayoi Kusama for Louis Vuitton | Trendland: Fashion Blog & Trend Magazine. [ONLINE] Available at: http://trendland.com/yayoi-kusama-for-louis-vuitton/. [Accessed 16 May 2013].