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Lecture 4

The document discusses the life and work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. It covers her influences, including outsider art and color theory. It examines key themes in her work such as dots, nets, and mirrors. It also highlights some of her most famous installations and happenings, such as her Infinity Mirror Rooms, which transport viewers into optical illusions. Her artwork explores mental health issues through obsessive patterns and repetition as she draws from hallucinations to create surreal pieces.

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Lecture 4

The document discusses the life and work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. It covers her influences, including outsider art and color theory. It examines key themes in her work such as dots, nets, and mirrors. It also highlights some of her most famous installations and happenings, such as her Infinity Mirror Rooms, which transport viewers into optical illusions. Her artwork explores mental health issues through obsessive patterns and repetition as she draws from hallucinations to create surreal pieces.

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Yayoi Kusama

Lecture 4
Discussion Outline:

Outsider Art (Brut Art)


Color Theory
Works and Life of Yayoi Kusama
- Context of Her Work
Themes in Yayoi Kusama’s Art
- Styles and Techniques
- Influences
Her Masterpiece
Outside Art (Art Brut) – No Title (1960)
Anna Zemánková
Characteristics of Outsider Art:

1. Unconventionality
2. Individualism
3. Raw Expression
4. Obsessive Detail
Art of the “mentally-ill”.
Going to Church (1980-1986)
Clementine Hunter
The Wedding (1975)
Clementine Hunter
Femme À La Prière (1970)
Chaibia Talal
La femme et son fils (1979)
Chaibia Talal
Color Theory

1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary

Elements of Colors:

1. Hue
2. Saturation
3. Value
Hue, Saturation, and Value
Color Scheme and Color Temperature for Design Harmony
Monochromatic
Analogous
Complementary
Split-Complementary
Triadic
Tetradic
Square
Color Psychology

1. Red
2. Blue
3. Yellow
4. Green
5. Purple
6. Orange
7. Pink
8. Black
9. White
Are white and black colors?
Trigger Warning: Sexual Content and Mental Health Problems.
Yayoi Kusama (1929)
Japanese Contemporary Artist
Yayoi Kusama (1929)
Japanese Contemporary Artist
Dots (2004)
Yayoi Kusama
Mushrooms (1995)
Yayoi Kusama
Themes & Symbols in Yayoi Kusama’s Arts
Sunlight (1998)
Yayoi Kusama
Butterfly (1988)
Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin (1983)
Yayoi Kusama
Some of Yayoi’s Artworks
Mirror Performance (1968)
Yayoi Kusama
Mirror Performance (1968)
Yayoi Kusama
Narcissus Garden (1966)
Yayoi Kusama
Dots Obsession(1966)
Yayoi Kusama
Fireflies on the Water (2002)
Yayoi Kusama
Grand Orgy to Awaken the Dead at MoMA (1969)
Yayoi Kusama
Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity (2009)
Yayoi Kusama
Infinity Mirror Rooms
Yayoi Kusama
Infinity Mirror Rooms
Yayoi Kusama
My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and
obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.
End.

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