Here’s a prediction for the future. In under 60 seconds, you’re going to know everything there is to know about a brilliant artist.
Ready? Here we go!
Yayoi Kusama, a contemporary art icon who loves creating mind-blowing art.
Using polka dots that go on forever and ever and ever.
As a kid, Kusama had an hallucination of endless dots and flashing.
And she just wanted everyone to see the world the way she did.
Oh, and pumpkins. She has a special love for pumpkins, having had them planted close to her as a child.
She loves painting them with her signature dots and even making giant pumpkins sculptures. Brilliant!
For Kusama, the dots were a way of making everything melt into the big universe.
Look at all those spots! I once had a rash like that.
Anyway, one of her most famous pieces of art is in a room that stretches out into infinity, as it’s filled with mirrors, which really makes you take a long, hard look at yourself.
And yeah, I’m still a paintbrush, but at least the rash is cleared up.
Yayoi Kusama! Completed! Bye Yayoi!
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Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese contemporary art icon who loves creating mind-blowing art, using polka dots that go on forever and ever and ever. As a child, Kusama had an hallucination of embers and flashing and she just wanted everyone to see the world the way she did. She also has a special love for pumpkins and loves painting them with her signature dots and even making giant pumpkins sculptures!
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