So who really is the “Dot Lady?”

Known for her mesmerizing patterns and eye-catching color palate, Yayoi Kusama has been a prominent figure in the avant-garde art scene since the beginning of her career in the 1950’s. Kusama’s work has been drastically influenced by the vivid hallucinations that have affected the artist ever since she was a little girl. Polka dots, amoebic shapes, and infinite nets are some of the recurring forms that have dominated her hallucinations as well as her artwork. Kusama uses her art as a way to express her obsession with repetition, pattern, and accumulation. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:500/0*aw6SUV6xJq4bojfx.jpg" style="height:519px; width:500px" /> <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artsy.net%2Fartwork%2Fyayoi-kusama-infinity-mirror-room-phallis-field-floor-show&t=OWI0OTRhNTYyNTNiOWJhYjhkMDE3OTFiNWMwYTVmMmJhMjQ4NmExNixzS0VyUnBjTg%3D%3D&b=t%3ApM7elHHT-A91p5NEFKOvjw&p=http%3A%2F%2Fetcetera-art.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F141860442729%2Fhappy-birthday-yayoi-kusama&m=1" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirror Room — Phalli’s Field (Floor Show), 1965 Mixed media.</a> Born in 1929 in Matsumoto Japan, Yayoi Kusama spent most of her childhood painting. While studying traditional Japanese art in Kyoto, Kusama developed her own artistic style and ultimately gravitated towards the Japanese experimental art scene in Tokyo. Inspired by abstract expressionism and other evolving art movements from the West, Kusama moved to the United States in 1957, spending a year in Seattle, Washington, where her first solo exhibition took place. The following year, Kusama moved to New York City and became immersed in the city’s flourishing avant-garde scene. <a href="https://medium.com/@codenamecatstac/so-who-really-is-the-dot-lady-e25331ba3d88">Click Here</a>