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Yayoi Kusama — Nets
Yayoi Kusama

Nets

A mesmerizing web of intricate, hand-painted nets spreads across the canvas in Kusama's signature obsessive repetition, creating an optical rhythm that seems to pulse and breathe. The interlocking loops and curves, rendered in acrylic, reflect the artist's lifelong exploration of infinity and self-obliteration, where the individual mark dissolves into an endless, hypnotic pattern. This work exemplifies Kusama's deeply personal yet universal visual language, blurring the boundaries between the painted surface and infinite space.

Medium
acrylic on canvas

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New Now Evening Sale

February 29, 2016

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Yayoi Kusama, Nets

A mesmerizing web of intricate, hand-painted nets spreads across the canvas in Kusama's signature obsessive repetition, creating an optical rhythm that seems to pulse and breathe. The interlocking loops and curves, rendered in acrylic, reflect the artist's lifelong exploration of infinity and self-obliteration, where the individual mark dissolves into an endless, hypnotic pattern. This work exemplifies Kusama's deeply personal yet universal visual language, blurring the boundaries between the painted surface and infinite space.

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

Related themes

Monochrome, Immersive, Acrylic On Canvas, Meditative, Japanese, Repetition, Pattern, Optical, Abstract, Contemporary

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Collected by

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