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At the center of the art world of Yayoi Kusama

At the center of Yayoi Kusama s artistic world are the concepts of infinity and annihilation. She created her own universe with recurring motifs. Here are some of her most iconic works.

🎨 Infinity Net

This is the foundation on which she established her reputation in New York and is the basis of her philosophy of art. From the late 1950s, she used thin, curvy brushstrokes to create meshes on large canvases, as if obsessed with obsession. These paintings have no center, only endless lines, marking the beginning of her concept of self-annihilation.

🔴 dots and pumpkins

· Polka dots: her most emblematic visual language. For her, polka dots represent the sun, the moon and the energy of life, the medium to infinity. Dense polka dots already appear in her early work Accumulation (1952).

・ Pumpkin: The most healing symbol for her. From an early age, she was fascinated by pumpkins and believed that they embody the source of joy shared by humanity in life. She combined polka dots with plump, adorable pumpkins, and created numerous paintings and large sculptures (such as the yellow and black polka dot pumpkins exhibited in Naoshima and Shanghai).

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... Read more草間彌生の作品を実際に間近で見る機会が何度かありましたが、そのたびに彼女の表現する「無限」という概念に圧倒されます。特に「インフィニティ・ネット」には中心というものが存在せず、無数の繊細な線が延々と連なっている様子が強迫的でありながらも、どこか静謐な美しさを感じさせます。これはまさに自己消滅の哲学が形を成した芸術表現だと実感しました。 また、水玉模様の持つ象徴性も興味深いです。草間彌生が生命のエネルギーや無限そのものの象徴として用いる水玉は、一見すると単純なパターンですが、密集したその配置により、観る者を包み込むような力強さがあります。私が直島で見た黄色と黒の水玉模様のカボチャの彫刻は、癒しの象徴であるカボチャの愛らしいフォルムと大胆な水玉の組み合わせが意外な調和を生み出し、自然と笑顔になる作品でした。 こうしたモチーフは、草間彌生の幼少期の体験や精神世界と深く結びついていると感じます。彼女にとって芸術とは内面の無限の宇宙を外に拡張する手段であり、その独創的な表現は多くの人に強い印象を与え続けています。草間彌生の作品を理解し楽しむには、ただ見た目の美しさだけではなく、その背後にある「無限」と「消滅」という哲学的テーマを想像することが重要だと実感しました。

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