Infinity-Nets (UAFE)
Mesmerising and luminous because of, rather than despite, an economy of means, Infinity-Nets (UAFE) belongs to Yayoi Kusama’s most ethereal and vaporous series of paintings which have formed the cornerstone of her artistic practice. The canvas is covered by an interlinking network of unique, monochromatic green loops over a white ground, creating a shimmering, woven texture that simultaneously attracts and repels the eye. Kusama’s complex manipulation of colour and texture creates nuanced shadows which bring a distinct tonality to the painting’s surface. Elegantly executed in thickly applied acrylic, the complex skein of overlapping loops writhes and undulates, creating a lyrical system of patterns which belies the individuated impasto of every brushstroke. Strongly reminiscent of Ruth Asawa’s own looped meditations on material and form, Kusama’s Infinity Nets consistently confound conventions of pictorial volume and illusionistic space: as she has described, these are paintings "without beginning, end, or centre. The entire canvas would be occupied by monochromatic net. This endless repetition caused a kind of dizzy, empty, hypnotic feeling” (Yayoi Kusama quoted in: Laura Hoptman, Yayoi Kusama, London 2000, p. 103).
Infinity-Nets (UAFE)
- Artist
- Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929)
- Title
- Infinity-Nets (UAFE)
- Medium
- Acrylic on canvas
- Date
- 2016
- Size
- 51 ¾ x 38 ¼ in : 131.4 x 97.2 cm
- Inscriptions
- Signed, titled and dated verso
- Certification
- This work is accompanied by a registration card from the Yayoi Kusama studio.
- Provenance
- Victoria Miro, London
Private Collection, London - Reference
- AC24-47
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- Status
- Available
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