Yayoi Kusama Quotes
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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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I wanted to start a revolution, using art to build the sort of society I myself envisioned.
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I love painting so much that nothing else matters.
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I want to become more famous, even more famous.
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When I was a child, I used to paint intently. The older I become, and the closer death approaches, the brighter my life gets day by day.
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Basically, my idea and explorations on fashion have not changed; however, I believe I'm going state-of-the-art on fashion.
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Certainly, I devote my energy to both telling my personal life story and seeking self- obliteration. However, I will not destroy myself through art.
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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 will keep painting until I die.
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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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Painting bodies with the patterns of Kusama's hallucinations obliterated their individual selves and returned them to the infinite universe.
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It doesn't matter at all for me that I work in hospital or anywhere with limited space. Every day, I'm creating new works with all my might.
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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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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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My mother was against me being an artist. She just wanted me to marry a rich man.
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You should create a work that is so valuable it might eventually sell at a high price, but you've got to concentrate on how you create that artwork.
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Polka dots are fabulous.
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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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While producing art works, illusions appear from time to time due to my mental illness. Every day is a struggle for me.
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I want to create a thousand paintings, maybe two thousand paintings, as many as I can draw.
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Suppose I put polka dots all over my body and then cover my background completely with polka dots. The polka dots on my body, merging with those in the background, create an optically strange scene.
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I, Kusama, am the modern Alice in Wonderland.
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Forget yourself. Become one with eternity. Become part of your environment.
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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.