Yayoi Kusama's Rtistic Identity

Yasumasa Morimura (born in 1951, Japan) has had a career in film-making and conceptual photography for over three decades. Morimura uses costumes, makeup props and digital manipulation to create an almost replica of the original artwork, replacing the original subject with himself. Morimura graduated from the Kyōto City University of Arts in 1978 and then became an assistant at that same university. During his time working he experimented with many mediums and styles including painting, photography and wood-block art. He soon became recognized for his artworks and began to be involved in traveling shows such as ‘Japanese Art After 1945: Scream Against the Sky’ (1994). After some time, and with critics watching skeptically, he began to

My art work is influenced by Michelle Griffiths; her work explores the natural rhythm of traditional shibori techniques to create contemporary three dimensional sculptures. Working predominantly in whites and creams Michelle records the actions found within shibori; stitching, binding, gathering, manipulating and folding - not through the expected dye process, but purely as texture and form. Michelle first observed the artisans who had spent their entire lives manipulating cloth prior to its being dyed. As a trained musician, Michelle is fascinated to see that the repetitive shibori actions were represented on the cloth as pattern and texture, and were also imprinted upon the artisan’s hands and minds. These actions were so impressed upon the

When Yayoi Kusama first started creating her art works as a young ten year old child with depersonalization syndrome, she would have never have thought that six decades down the track her pieces would be all over the world being displayed on nearly every continent. Even through Kusama was diagnosed with ‘rijinsho’ or as it is known in English ‘depersonalization syndrome’, she has still managed quite successfully to create thought provoking images and installations which leave us wondering: Why does she always incorporate that into her art work? And that’s such a strange concept. What brings her to paint and create things in that way?

Yayoi Kusama a female Japanese artist and author made her debut to america in the late fifties , she decided to settle down in New York. She has explored various utensils of art like sculptures mostly consisting of pumpkins, fashion, installation art, and so many other adaptations of art.. Kusama enveloped several different concepts in her art with methods not seen before. Most commonly and most identifiable in her works were the concepts of surrealism and abstract. She enveloped these both concepts in her popular installation art. Experiences extending from her childhood would influence her choices in art and her uses of media to create her artworks.

The Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrored room — The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away is an artwork that you don’t want to miss when visiting The Broad. Yayoi Kusama is a proactive Japanese artist who is famous for her polka-dotted soft sculpture and immersive installation. Infinity Mirrored Room is one of her famous immersive exhibition that has been toured around the world. And finally, it is here in Los Angeles!

Art is not always pleasant, but neither is society. Art and society have a reflective relationship with one another. During social, religious, and political controversy, artists such as Frida Kahlo incorporated imagery into their portraits of society which are often disturbing to the viewer. The role of an artist often includes acting as a social critic, to show us aspects of our cultural landscape that are unpleasant. In this manner, the art acts as a commentary on the negative aspects of Western civilisation. During the thirties and forties, Kahlo incorporated the hidden realities of economic and social depression into her works.

Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai helped expose the Western world to Japanese customs and beliefs. His crucial impact on culture and art can be attributed to his notable and familiar depictions of Japan’s geography, architecture, and people that surrounded him. Hokusai’s unique blend of traditional Japanese methods and Western mediums made his work a source of inspiration for many European artists during the Impressionism era such as Van Gogh, Monet, and Degas.

Mahnoor Qureshi ARTS 1301 Professor Wood 10 September 2015 Using Painting as a Way to Express The painting, The Two Fridas by Frida Kahlo is a very interesting painting. Frida painted this painting when she was recovering from a car accident. Frida’s paintings are very personal; mostly about her life because she has been through a lot.

Art is often a reflection of (the artist’s) true self, a personal account of experience, interest and compelling emotion. Roger Shimomura is an artist who is not only influenced by his own personal experiences but the struggles many other Asian-Americans experience as well. His art deals with socio-political issues within American history, issues of discrimination, the emergence of popular art, and that of the nation’s inbred racism. Shimomura presents this satirical works through complex and iconic juxtaposing imagery, reflecting general Japanese and American cultural values with the intent of revealing Japanese-American sensibilities and societal relations, as seen through iconic works: The “Minidoka” series, “442”, “No-No Boy”, and “The Great American Muse”.

Shiro Kuramta was born Yoshiji Sugiura to parents Sei and Yoshiji on November 29, 1934, in Tokyo, Japan. As is sometimes the tradition in Japan, Kuramata’s father kept the name of his first wife, Chiyo Kuramata, even after she passed and he remarried Sei. At the time of his birth his parents were living in the staff housing at the Research Institute of Physic and Chemistry where his father worked . He was the youngest of three girls and four boys, living in a very disciplined household, and began his education when he was seven years old. Tokyo at this time was undergoing a change that would allow it to catch up with the First World, and taking steps to become self-sufficient in its development of industries; educating engineers, scientists, architects, and designers. This interest in the culture of the Western world and the technological advancements all lead to a policy of modernization and fast pace advancement in which Kuramata was born into. Homes were simplistic and there was an appreciation for empty space, another facet that can be seen in Kuramata’s work .

It is no secret that for centuries, the Japanese woman has been, to most observers, a model of elegance and graceful beauty. A picture of a kimono-clad, modest, and often silent woman has been plastered everywhere, allowing for the upmost passive subjection. If we look deeper into this image of woman, can we tell if this picture is complete? How do these women painted in representative images far in the modern world? The ideal woman in Japan is expected to be both a good wife, and a wise mother. Though these seem like reasonable expectations, there is a much deeper meaning to them that has shown signs of being outdated. During the 1800’s and 1900’s, women were subjected to society’s vision of them, and could not break free for fear of the

“The bondage of women in Araki’s photographs is a metaphor for the rigid, constricting code of behavior that governs the Japanese in general and Japanese women in particular”. Araki’s determination to stay committed to his visionary work of art that was highly criticized by the Japanese public speaks volume for how great of an artist

This is a Book that entails Kiki Smith’s never-seen images. The artist (Kiki Smith) gives insight to how her work was processed. And how she was moved in the direction, as far as scheme of colors and so forth. Allowing viewers to have a vivid eye on how and why she did the things she did when taking her

Masami Teraoka is a captivating model of the connection between the perception of tradition and an all-embracing attention in universal notions. In the 20th century, the Japanese art

To conclude this essay, the presence of the Yazuka as outcasts of the society acts as a "social cloth" that binds much of Japan together. In essence, the yakuza is more than what they seem on the surface. Furthermore, despite the presence