Yayoi Kusama Quotes

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Yayoi Kusama

Profession : Artist

Birth : March 22, 1929

I wanted to start a revolution, using art to build the sort of society I myself envisioned.

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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.'

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Forget yourself. Become one with eternity. Become part of your environment.

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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.

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I have a flood of ideas in my mind. I just follow my vision.

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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.

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My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.

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I want to become more famous, even more famous.

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I hope royalty continues forever. This is the thing that can contribute to peace throughout the world.

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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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I never have a plan of what I am going to draw.

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Polka dots are fabulous.

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I love painting so much that nothing else matters.

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My mother was against me being an artist. She just wanted me to marry a rich man.

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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.

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If there's a cat, I obliterate it by putting polka dot stickers on it. I obliterate a horse by putting polka dot stickers on it. And I obliterated myself by putting the same polka dot stickers on myself.

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The reason I collaborate with Louis Vuitton is that Louis Vuitton is number one in the world, and I am honored to work with them.

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I, Kusama, am the modern Alice in Wonderland.

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I believe that eyes are very important motifs. That's something that can discern the peace and love.

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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.

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