Early in her artistic training, Yayoi Kusama studied painting. Nihonga (a traditional Japanese technique), in Kyoto. Dissatisfied with the technical and social limitations she faced, she moved to the United States of America in the 1950s. The influence of Abstract Expressionism, Surrealism, Minimalism, Pop Art and movements Zero e Nul This is evident in his work, which includes paintings, sculptures, performances, happenings and installations. In each period of her career, the artist translates a particular type of obsession into her works, such as phalluses, food, lights, and polka dots, with the latter being a recurring theme.
Kusama has exhibited in numerous museums around the world, and was invited to represent Japan at the Venice Biennale in 1993. In 2012, she had a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art (USA), the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (USA, 2017), and the Tomie Ohtake Institute (Brazil, 2014).
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