White Pumpkin

Yayoi Kusama's inspiration stemmed from her childhood experience with a deep reference to her own life. The pouring dots on her sculptures and installations are in fact representation of hallucinations appeared in her childhood. These visually provoking works provide another perspective for viewers to peek through her eccentric mind. The pumpkin, as a frequent subject, is a perfect match with the famous black dots. White Pumpkin (Lot 402) created in 1991 saw her delicate application of the Infinity-Net techniques in her aesthetic presentation. The black dots and white background contrasts with each other to offer rich visual enjoyment. In this work, the background with mosaic effect brings out the pumpkin in dots. The strong graphic effects and lively groove relates closely to the artist's childhood and her later encounters in life. Suffering from visual and auditory hallucinations since her early age, Yayoi Kusama's repetition of black dots and mosaic pattern epitomizes the visual illusions she sees with her very eyes while bringing viewers to a surreal visual journey to her inner world.