Alyssa Buffenstein, March 22, 2016 way to peace. And I obliterated myself by putting the same polka dot stickers on myself. Only after that, it seems, have they been used throughout the rest of the art world. Now our Earth is swarmed with issues such as life, death, illness, wars, economic crises and many others. Quotations by Yayoi Kusama, Japanese Artist, Born March 22, 1929. Georgia O'Keeffe proposed that I live with her. 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. The older I become, and the closer death approaches, the brighter my life gets day by day. That's something that can discern the peace and love. I create pieces even when I don’t see hallucinations, though.”, “With just one polka dot, nothing can be achieved. My life is a dot lost among thousands of other dots. October 21, 2013. 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. Since my childhood, I have always made works with polka dots. There is a mistake in the text of this quote. My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. Self-destruction is the only way to peace.”, “I believe that eyes are very important motifs. However, I will not destroy myself through art. I believe that eyes are very important motifs. March 22, 2013. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots, we become part of the unity of our environments. Basically, my idea and explorations on fashion have not changed; however, I believe I'm going state-of-the-art on fashion. I followed the thread of art and somehow discovered a path that would allow me to live.” -- Yayoi Kusama, “I am just another dot in the world” -- Yayoi Kusama, “Become one with eternity. Some critics understand my art correctly, while some don't. I followed the thread of art and somehow discovered a path that would allow me to live. All of us live in the unfathomable mystery and infinitude of the universe. I never have a plan of what I am going to draw. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I always see these landscapes in my dreams, and feel happy. Certainly, I devote my energy to both telling my personal life story and seeking self- obliteration. I simply ignore the reviews written by the latter. -- Yayoi Kusama . “Infinity Net: The Autobiography of Yayoi Kusama”, p.80, Tate Enterprises Ltd. "Yayoi Kusama Birthday: The Polka Dot Queen Of Avant-Garde Art Turns 84", www.huffingtonpost.com. I make them and make them and then keep on making them, until I bury myself in the process. All my works in pastels are the products of obsessional neurosis and are therefore inextricably connected to my disease. 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. Yayoi Kusama Quotes. 9 October 2018. Round, soft, colourful, senseless and unknowing. The thought of continually eating something like macaroni, spat out by machinery, fills me with fear and revulsion, so I make macaroni sculptures. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings. I followed the thread of art and somehow discovered a path that would allow me to live.”, “Become one with eternity. With just one polka dot, nothing can be achieved. Read More… Yayoi Kusama In my home country, there was a … Take off your clothes. When I was a child, I used to paint intently. Polka dots can't stay alone.