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" I am putting every effort toward creating my works from morning till night on every single day. "
Yayoi Kusama
Day
Am
Night
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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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" 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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" 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 wanted to start a revolution, using art to build the sort of society I myself envisioned. "
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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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" 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 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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" 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 want to create a thousand paintings, maybe two thousand paintings, as many as I can draw. "
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Maybe
Create
" I believe that eyes are very important motifs. That's something that can discern the peace and love. "
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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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" I love Damien Hirst. I respect his work a great deal, and I am happy that the polka dots I started using have become a symbol of love and peace around the world with everybody joining hands to use them in this way. "
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Happy
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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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" 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. "
Yayoi Kusama
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Cat
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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. "
Yayoi Kusama
Always
Childhood
Earth
" I have been using polka dots since I was a very young child. Only after that, it seems, have they been used throughout the rest of the art world. "
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Rest
Young
World
" Forget yourself. Become one with eternity. Become part of your environment. "
Yayoi Kusama
Forget
Eternity
Environment
" I never have a plan of what I am going to draw. "
Yayoi Kusama
Never
Plan
I Am
" When I paint, some things come out, and I don't know. Maybe it's because I have such talent as a painter. "
Yayoi Kusama
Talent
Because
Know
" Basically, my idea and explorations on fashion have not changed; however, I believe I'm going state-of-the-art on fashion. "
Yayoi Kusama
I Believe
Idea
Fashion
" I, Kusama, am the modern Alice in Wonderland. "
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Am
Modern
Wonderland
" The country of Britain is wonderful because of its royalty. "
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Wonderful
Because
Royalty
" 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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Dots
Strange
Scene
" I will keep painting until I die. "
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Keep
Will
" 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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Every Day
" 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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" I have a flood of ideas in my mind. I just follow my vision. "
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Flood
Just
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" I love painting so much that nothing else matters. "
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Love
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" I was in the U.S. about 15 years. Especially in New York. And then I came back to Japan. "
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Japan
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Years
" People ask about art and commercialism. I think that if someone tries to sell their work at a high price, that is the wrong way of doing it. "
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Work
People