A bit off topic but went to see an interesting exhibition at the Tate Modern this week, supported by Louis Vuitton. Yayoi Kusama has worked obsessively on her body of work since the 1940's until the present. I found her early works on paper; especially the ones on ink quite inspirational as I personally work a lot in ink myself, and the level of detail and beautiful think black lines in contrast with bright bold colours were lovely. I like the size too; around A3. And I feel that I could take some of these techniques forward into my own design work.
I found a lot of her paintings quite boring in contrast they seemed quite flat with little context. Neverthless her installations were amazing. They were quite theatrical which is why I decided to mention it in the blog. Especially her installations from the 1990's to Present.
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Yayoi Kusama
'I'm here, but Nothing' |
I found this instillation quite really effective. The dots apparently symbolic of her hallucinations as she was in and out of institutions from the &0's onwards. It was also a lot more interactive, you could walk all around unlike some of the other ones and it had such a beautiful effect.
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Yayoi Kusama
'Infinity Mirrored Room- Filled with the Brilliance of Life' |
A dark mirrored room with hundreds of lights, hanging from ceiling that are continuously changing colour. That allows the viewer to look into infinity. This is one of those things that you just have to see for yourselves! It's fabulous!
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