Yayoi Kusama Kinetic Carpet

Yayoi kusama born march 22 1929 matsumoto japan japanese artist who was a self described obsessional artist known for her extensive use of polka dots and for her infinity installations she employed painting sculpture performance art and installations in a variety of styles including pop art and minimalism.

Yayoi kusama kinetic carpet.

The work was one of kusama s first major performance pieces as she stood in the middle of what she called a kinetic carpet draped in a gold kimono. On that occasion on the grass between the pavilions kusama clandestinely installed 1 500 mirrored globes which she sold to passersby for us 2 each. Here you can read more about the artworks in the exhibition. Narcissus garden inhotim 2009 is a new version of a key sculpture yayoi kusama originally presented in 1966 for her unofficial participation in the 33rd venice biennale.

Yayoi kusama s narcissus garden has always fascinated me. Infinity mirrored room brilliance of the souls by yayoi kusuma 2014. On the front lawn of the 1966 venice biennale the artist laid out a kinetic carpet inclusive of 1500 mirrored balls. During the early 60s.

The sign she posted among the spheres reading your narcissism for. The exhibition allowed a person to look into one mirrored ball and see their reflection replicated and distorted 1500 times. Yayoi kusama s remarkable artistic practice has fascinated the public for nearly six decades. Like few other artists she moves freely between painting and sculpture between art and design and between east and west.