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Yayoi Kusama — Infinity Nets (OHWNT)
Yayoi Kusama

Infinity Nets (OHWNT)

2006

A mesmerizing expanse of tightly woven, hand-painted nets rendered in delicate white arcs against a warm, neutral ground, this work exemplifies Kusama's lifelong obsession with repetition and self-obliteration. The relentless accumulation of looping marks creates an optical rhythm that appears to pulse and recede, dissolving boundaries between foreground and infinite depth. Rooted in both personal psychological compulsion and a radical artistic vision, the painting transforms a single obsessive gesture into an immersive, transcendent field of pattern.

Medium
acrylic on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 6, 2016

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Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Nets (OHWNT), 2006

A mesmerizing expanse of tightly woven, hand-painted nets rendered in delicate white arcs against a warm, neutral ground, this work exemplifies Kusama's lifelong obsession with repetition and self-obliteration. The relentless accumulation of looping marks creates an optical rhythm that appears to pulse and recede, dissolving boundaries between foreground and infinite depth. Rooted in both personal psychological compulsion and a radical artistic vision, the painting transforms a single obsessive gesture into an immersive, transcendent field of pattern.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Year
2006
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Repetitive, Immersive, Acrylic On Canvas, Japanese, Hypnotic, Pattern, White, Abstract, Infinity, Contemporary

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Sebastián In Situ, Mark Weeble , Kylie Cohen, Nick Phoenix , Hamilton Selway Gallery