THE INFINITY OF YAYOI KUSAMA
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BIG IDEA: Learn about and create an artwork in a style of Avante Garde artist Yayoi Kusama’s “My External Soul” paintings while creating patterns to evoke the illusion of depth. Compare and contrast Kusama's art with cultural works of Aboriginal paintings and Oaxacan sculpture.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can life experiences influence art and how can art influence life?
EXAMPLES OF YAYOI KUSAMA's ARTWORK BELOW:
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can life experiences influence art and how can art influence life?
EXAMPLES OF YAYOI KUSAMA's ARTWORK BELOW:
ACTIVITY #1 & 2
REQUIREMENTS: Watch the videos and provided biography on Yayoi Kusama and answer 3 out of 6 questions below of your choice: |
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Yayoi Kusama - Video: Why is she obsessed with dots?
- When and where was Yayoi Kusama born and why do you think she left there to move to New York?
- What were children supposed to do when she was a child?
- What do all of Yayoi Kusama’s artwork have in common?
- Why did she create her artwork and what do repeating patterns make her feel?
- What was a defining moment in Yayoi Kusama’s life that shaped her into an artist?
- Why do you believe Yayoi Kusama and her work are so important in our society today?
STUDENT EXAMPLES BELOW:
ACTIVITY # 3
Recreate your own Avante Garde artwork in the style of Yayoi Kusama. Look at Kusama’s artwork on the following pages for references to get inspiration.
Your art can be:
Recreate your own Avante Garde artwork in the style of Yayoi Kusama. Look at Kusama’s artwork on the following pages for references to get inspiration.
Your art can be:
- A drawing, sculpture, or painting
- Zentangle/doodle.
- Must contain a background pattern.
- Must contain an object of your choice in the foreground that also display different patterns.
- Must be neatly organized and communicate the style of Yayoi Kusama.
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