I was in the U.S. about 15 years. Especially in New York. And then I came back to Japan. Yayoi Kusama More Quotes by Yayoi Kusama More Quotes From Yayoi Kusama A polka-dot has the form of the sun, which is a symbol of the energy of the whole world and our living life, and also the form of the moon, which is calm. Round, soft, colourful, senseless and unknowing. Polka-dots can't stay alone; like the communicative life of people, two or three polka-dots become movement... Polka-dots are a way to infinity. Yayoi Kusama live-lifemoontwo My life is a dot lost among thousands of other dots. Yayoi Kusama dotslife-islost I am just another dot in the world Yayoi Kusama dotsworld I fight pain, anxiety, and fear every day, and the only method I have found that relieves my illness is to keep creating art. I followed the thread of art and somehow discovered a path that would allow me to live. Yayoi Kusama painfightingart With just one polka dot, nothing can be achieved. In the universe, there is the sun, the moon, the earth, and hundreds of millions of stars. All of us live in the unfathomable mystery and infinitude of the universe. Pursuing philosophy of the universe through art under such circumstances has led me to what I call stereotypical repetition. Yayoi Kusama starsphilosophyart Become one with eternity. Yayoi Kusama clothesmaking-loveself Polka dots can't stay alone. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots we become part of the unity of our environments. Yayoi Kusama dotsunitybody It is my wish to leave a message to the whole world from the universe, a message of love and peace to the people of the world. Yayoi Kusama wishpeopleworld Every time I have had a problem, I have confronted it with the ax of art. Yayoi Kusama problemart My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings. All my works in pastels are the products of obsessional neurosis and are therefore inextricably connected to my disease. I create pieces even when I don’t see hallucinations, though. Yayoi Kusama sculpturepiecesart 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. Yayoi Kusama cloudsbeautifulthinking I wanted to start a revolution, using art to build the sort of society I myself envisioned. Yayoi Kusama revolutionwantedart I have a flood of ideas in my mind. I just follow my vision. Yayoi Kusama visionmindideas I, Kusama, am the modern Alice in Wonderland. Yayoi Kusama wonderlandmodern Now our Earth is swarmed with issues such as life, death, illness, wars, economic crises and many others. It is time that we sing out loud the message, 'Love forever.' Yayoi Kusama earthforeverwar I would like to dedicate to the whole world a great message. It is a message from Kusama who has struggled to survive as a human being and as an artist, and whose life has been brightly lit and strengthened by her pursuit of truth. Yayoi Kusama artistmessagesworld If it were not for art, I would have killed myself a long time ago. Yayoi Kusama ifslongart I always see these landscapes in my dreams, and feel happy. I desperately try to transform these dreams into artwork, so that even while napping, I construct and reconstruct various images. Yayoi Kusama landscapedreamtrying I believe that eyes are very important motifs. Thats something that can discern the peace and love. Yayoi Kusama importanteyebelieve Since childhood, I have been painting, for no special reason, numerous dots and nets, drawing from the hallucinations that seem to appear endlessly. I can't explain why if you ask me. Yayoi Kusama childhooddrawingspecial
