I, Kusama, am the modern Alice in Wonderland.
From Yayoi Kusama
In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her.
I think I will be able to, in the end, rise above the clouds and climb the stairs to Heaven, and I will look down on my beautiful life.
I have a flood of ideas in my mind. I just follow my vision.
I love painting so much that nothing else matters.
Since my childhood, I have always made works with polka dots. Earth, moon, sun and human beings all represent dots; a single particle among billions.
Certainly, I devote my energy to both telling my personal life story and seeking self- obliteration. However, I will not destroy myself through art.
My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.
I am putting every effort toward creating my works from morning till night on every single day.
More and more, I think about the role of the arts, and as an artist, I think that it's important that I share the love and peace.
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