“My life is a pea…” Y. Kusama
"My life is a pea lost among millions of other peas" Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama is Japan's most famous contemporary artist. Born in the city of Matsumoto, she studied painting in Kyoto before moving to New York in the 1950s. She became famous in the mid-1960s for her provocative creations.
Her art is a kind of analysis based on the exploration of her neuroses. Returning to Japan in 1973, she continued to create installations that fascinated the world.
The work is part of a series of installations titled Infinity Mirrored Room that uses mirrors and LED technology to express the hallucinations the artist has experienced since childhood, her feelings of floating or confinement.
To create this environment, Yayoi Kusama carefully considers the placement of objects and mirrors, and anticipates the light effects produced.
Large plastic pumpkins painted in yellow and black with acrylic paint invade the space and give the illusion, thanks to the play of mirrors, of being infinitely multiplied. The work evokes a certain vision of life, death and infinity. The spectators are invited to enter the installation to see their reflections mingling with the pumpkin landscape, lit from unexpected angles.
For Yayoi Kusama, the peas refer to the sun, symbol of energy, and the moon, symbol of calm and serenity.
The multiplication of black peas also responds to a desire for "self -extinction", according to the artist.
French version:
Yayoi Kusama is Japan's most famous contemporary artist. Born in the city of Matsumoto, she studied painting in Kyoto before settling in New York in the 1950s. She became famous in the mid-1960s thanks to her provocative creations.
His art constitutes a sort of analysis based on theexploration of his neuroses. Returning to Japan in 1973, she continued to create installations which fascinated the whole world.
Yayoi Kusama creates this monumental installation with the aim of provoking intense emotions in the viewer ; it reflects his obsession with repetition, points and reflective mirrors.
The work is part of a series of installations entitled Infinity Mirrored Room which uses mirrors and LED technology to express the hallucinations of which the artist has been a victim since childhood, his sensations of floating or confinement.
To create this environment, Yayoi Kusama carefully studies the location of objects and mirrors, and plans the lighting effects produced.
Large plastic pumpkins painted in yellow and black with acrylic paint invade the space and give the illusion, thanks to the play of mirrors, of multiply to infinity. The work evokes a certain vision of life, death and infinity. Spectators are invited to enter into the installation to see their reflections mingle with the landscape of pumpkins, lit from unexpected angles.