Analysis Of Yayoi Kusama's 'Pumpkin'

‘Pumpkin’ was created by Yayoi Kusama in 2000. It reveals us an inner world of human being by Kusama’s hallucinatory style. Kusama, who was born into a traditional upper-class Japanese family in 1929, has seemingly been misunderstood since birth. Plagued by crippling hallucinations and neuroses since childhood, she found refuge and solace in art . It is worthwhile to explore her pained mental story.

We can see circles and triangles cram a rectangle, which makes a strong contrast between orange and dark. An enduring feature of Kusama's unique art is the intricate lattice of paint that covers the surface of her Infinity Net canvases. These motifs show a strong depressive feeling because of its unique that we can try to simulate the world of a
Although ‘Pumpkin’ shows us a negative illusion world, we can hear a sound of mayday in those circles. We know that pumpkin means a rescue of Kusama. It means Kusama try to show us her positive trend in a negative environment. “Artists do not usually express their own psychological complexes directly, but I use my complexes and fears as subjects.” ”painting pictures has been therapy for me to overcome the illness” Said by Yayoi Kusama. It shows that she understands her role in the active process of treating her OCD through artwork. However, I cannot find any mayday in Van Gogh’s self-portrait. There are only full of sad and the loss of a man.

The example of Vincent van Gogh and Kusama shows us a self-identity is significant for an Artist. No matter any big problem that an artist is facing on, a self-identity is their last mainstay. Yayoi Kusama keep her mind successfully, which makes she can overcome her hallucination. She faces on her illusion and identify herself which translating the illusion to be a fantastic picture. On the other hand, Van Gogh finally be collapsed because of getting lost. He loses his own personality in his art and finally fail to resist his