| Summer #1, #2 1985  KUSAMA Yayoi (Nagano/1928-) Summer#1: cloth, acrylic, string, metal, plastic 169.5x116.0x110.0cm Summer#2: cloth, acrylic, string, metal, plastic 167.5x84.0x115.0cm |
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The source of Kusama's creative expression lies in the visions of polka dots and net patterns she experienced at a young age and in her fear of male genitalia. In order to remove the pain of the visions and to alleviate her fear, Kusama has continued, to this day, to exhibit paintings covered with polka dots and net patterns as well as three-dimensional works covered with phallus-shaped protrusions. These pieces were created in the period soon after the artist's return from the US, just as her artistic endeavors in Japan were finally beginning to be recognized. Masses of phallus-like objects covered with polka dots are arranged in strange formations, like the petals of a flower, revealing the artist's own boundless impulses. | |||
