Yayio Kusama

Searching for Love 2013

How do you think this picture might move?

If you had to create a rhythm or beat to match this picture, what would it sound like?

Searching for Love 2013

If this Painting had a personality what type would it be?

Searching for Love 2013

How old was Yayio Kusama when she painted this image?

• 63

• 35

• 84

• 13

Which of these artists is Yayio Kusama?

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Kusama remembers visiting a farm with her family as a young child. On one of these trips, she noticed an especially “winsome, head-shaped” gourd. This gourd became a recurring motif in her artwork.

Why might this gourd shape have been so important to Kusama? What might it symbolize? What makes you say that?

Dots Obsession visually approximates the .................. Kusama reportedly suffered as a child, in which the entirety of her surrounding space was covered with repeating patterns. The installation also reveals the artist’s careful attention to the construction of space through colour and form, and to the play of light and perspective accomplished by repeating a few simple devices

This is the opening of a HUGE installation you can walk in and experience. Your standing here. Whats the first thing you do? Why?

What does it smell like?

• Mangos and Coconut

• Linen and washing powder

• Chicken and chips

• Rubber and Plastic

This is Yayoi Kusama Aggregation: One Thousand Boats Show (1963)

Her very first installation. How do you think it is different to the previous installation?