Kusama Tribute #4 (Love is Calling)

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Today I’d like to share another piece in my tribute series.  This painting is dedicated to Yayoi Kusama and her immersive installation piece, “Love is Calling.”  As you know from following this blog, I have already created a few Kusama-inspired pieces, but this is the largest one yet measuring 12″ x 24″ in size.

I truly enjoy the challenge of translating a three dimensional art installation into a two dimensional painting while attempting to retain Kusama’s signature style.  The key is to replicate the feeling of being in one of her infinity rooms, in this case, the “Love is Calling” room.  My personal experience inside the room was one of paradox – while the idea is that being surrounded by mirrors creates the optical illusion of infinite space, I never once felt isolated, alone or even insignificant.  In fact, I felt safe and secure, enveloped by colorful tentacles that came down from the ceiling and came up from the floor.

For more information on Yayoi Kusama’s “Love is Calling,” please visit…

https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/yayoi-kusama-love-calling

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I am writer and artist with a degree in art history who loves to talk to people about art. I have spent the last seven years building up The Wandering Art Historian “brand” as a way to connect with people who want to learn more about art. I give lectures and presentations and teach classes and host book club discussions with a creative or artistic connection. I also write about local artists, events, museums, and exhibitions to promote the arts in Central Florida. In 2021, I had a creative crisis. I struggled with authenticity in the art making process. I decided to make myself vulnerable and find out what a real, genuine Adrienne H. Lee artwork would look like. The process was challenging and emotional and revelatory. I learned that if necessity is the mother of invention, then authenticity is the mother of reinvention. I reinvented myself and learned an entirely new medium. The resulting artwork surprised me, and it will surprise you, too. Some people wish for a fairytale ending. For me, the fairy tale is only the beginning.