polka dottie...
I love Yayoi Kusama's work. It's always uplifting, interactive and mesmerising. Polka dots are her signature motif which she uses to explore themes of infinity & a never-ending space.
It's such fun to be given a sticker sheet on entry to The Obliteration Room and be told that you are not allowed to leave until every single sticky dot has been pasted on walls, furniture, plants or tea cups. Wheee!! Why is this such fun? I think it's because it goes against all our gallery expectations of keeping our greasy fingers off the artwork. Instead, we get to participate, relax and forget about being a thoughtful, quiet observer of Art. Love that.
Yayoi Kusama: Look Now, See Forever is on until 11 March 2012 at the Queensland Art Gallery (GoMA). If you can't make it in person, you can do some virtual sticking here.
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The colors of the polka dots bring me the ambiance of fun and happiness. It brings me back to my childhood.
- Dylan
That is amazing! I think I may have to re-post this, if you don't mind! Linking to you, of course...
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