Yayoi Kusama - Obsessed with Polka Dots | Tate

[@clayandputtyvideos1647]

Yayoi was deeply traumatized by her parents and the rigid Japanese culture as a child. Such a talented artist and highly sensitive mind can not cope with extremely neurotic people around her. Art has saved her life.

[@lulu-ou6dl]

Actually her behaviours themselves are extremely neurotic

[@nickidaisydandelion4044]

@@lulu-ou6dl I don't agree. Yayoi copes with existence in a highly sensitive and intelligent way which is through art and art is love.

[@wolfkingsigma2795]

same. strict polish gulag like family upbringing.

[@alicemazzolini3762]

ART IS A WAY OF SURVIVAL

[@adrianasalte5293]

¿Cuál talento? 😆🤡

[@RichardHernandez-pz7bt]

that's insane how she ended up in a mental institution for spending enormous amounts of time drawing patterns but the amount of passion and drive is what kept her going through all this years. This is such a beautiful and touching story. 😢 I literally have no words to express my gratitude for this wonderful angel.

[@hiddenhookah]

She ended up institutionalized because of her trauma not drawing patterns. Obsessing over the patterns, the meditative quality of this style of art, is likely the number one way she copes with those past experiences.

[@cloudlover789]

she's battled obsessive/compulsive neurosis among depressive disorders throughout her life- that's why she committed herself into a mental institution.

[@bjornursajansson6554]

Important point: she choose on her own to live in a psychiatric hospital - specifically one that had a particular interest in art - and from what I understand she comes and goes as she pleases. Every day she works in her studio across the street between 9am and 6pm, she simply made a choice to have a balance between her madness and her passion. It’s not that uncommon though for great artists (especially those who achieve really groundbreaking stuff) to suffer from disorders like OCD, Bipolar and similar disorders. However, France Morris probably says it best at the end of the video: I think there’s sort of a “managing madness” about Kusama, which is so utterly sane!

[@joanahope3013]

She sold her soul for success, and that's the result...

[@liamc1102]

@@joanahope3013 Incorrect

[@evilalbert]

i love that she wears her awesome outfits all the time

[@Ego-de4dt]

evilalbert those are her clothes. She's not going to go naked.

[@hannahjoseph8160]

evilalbert note the word 'awesome', they didn't say naked

[@leonel57]

My Ego *Awesome* not naked xD

[@albandore2839]

i think she made it herself

[@GinMFJuice]

The beat of her heart will always be to her rythm

[@vilmagonzalez11]

She is a highly sensitive person out of her time. Only 20% of the population in the world has that sensitivity. I'm glad that she is finally being accepted, loved and recognized . Love won.

[@HotMatcha3]

Yeah she's also racist so there's that☠️😱

[@Daniel_Rodrigues_89]

Well, to be honest 20% sounds like a LOT. Each 5 people, one has it.

[@ivyme5783]

20% is a high number

[@michelekoi]

I feel her, when I was a kid, my mom used to trash and destroy my drawings, or anything related to art, like sculptures. My parents raised me in a very rigid Japanese culture, even being in Brazil.

[@daryapeppo2359]

Sorry to hear that.

[@EK-fl8yz]

What a shame ..I hope you had other people who helped you 🇦🇺❤️

[@StellarCrackhead42]

Cara, sinto muito. Espero que você esteja melhor, e se não está, espero que você possa se curar do trauma.

[@Dani-zq8vv]

Muito triste saber que existem pessoas que deveriam amar cada traço e peculiaridade sua fazendo esses tipos de atos, que também podem ser considerados violentos. Quando percebi que nem todo mundo consegue ou quer apreciar minha arte, apenas deixei elas de lado. Não se modifique por ninguém, não vale a pena.

[@anna_su1]

Me too, I've seen my dad use my art as a charcoal for our stove (kalan de uling) and say I won't get rich if I continue doing that, I wouldn't go anywhere in my life and I have no future. Those papers contains my designs because I love fashion, also my "creepy" artwork they say, it means a lot to me, I draw what I feel.

[@renib1159]

Learn from Yayoi Kusama that Parents & teachers & even the school system can stop & hamper the most talented & creative of our human race. Be careful what you command from your children. Pay attention to their talents & natural leanings.--Help the grow--not conform.

[@renib1159]

Perhaps her schizophrenia was brought on by being stifled when she was a young child- not being allowed to express herself with her emotional outlet of art --as the talented expressive person she is..At a young age she was stuffed into a societal box -a jail so to speak, & rendered helpless as to her own potential & existence..Wouldn't that affect the health of the young mind?.. would that not set the stage for mental illness? I believe it would.

[@Ego-de4dt]

Reni B skitzophrenia is usually brought about by a traumatic event and hiding her inks and canvas is not traumatic. Which leads me to the next cause of skitzophrenia, she was born with it!

[@ashkhri]

Morgan Olfursson dude i hate it when people appreciate art that is so stupid and the so callef "modern" art. But i cannot deny the lurch i felt at around 3:06 when they showed that room. preferenes aside, you really should hate on something and be so skeptical about the ones who appreciate it just because they like it. you can state your opinion, but you are in no position to demean others' love for it.

[@riadhfenina2319]

Reni B try telling that to teachers who think they're never wrong

[@Pookie1-q2w]

Reni B how the hell do you know she had schizophrenia??? was she diagnosed??? bs

[@brianacalo9081]

she reminds me of ms.edna mode from the incredibles

[@daphschizo]

blue queen yessss I was just looking for a comment like yours

[@ilovebread1737]

blue queen she reminds me of the babysitter from the cat in the hat

[@EgorAnanyev]

that is so true!

[@karas4009]

Same😂

[@namaksharbat]

blue queen incredibles 1 or 2?

[@chromberries7329]

I just love her. I don't really know who she is, but I love her.

[@its_kaito7598]

Same!

[@aafthab-7939]

@@its_kaito7598 me 2

[@yamilethvalverde4684]

Jonathan joestar is in love with a 84 year old woman, why don' t u overdrive dio insted

[@xLucio91x]

There is no filter between the soul and the mouth of this woman, she makes me cry every time she speaks.

[@teresapinto5919]

Don`t you think that she is, in some way, like a child?

[@coconisha479]

@@teresapinto5919 lol no

[@Rociokirsten]

True😭its my first time hearing her speak and I can see her trauma,Her voice will really melt you(affect)

[@Rociokirsten]

@@teresapinto5919 Sorta especially when she stutters or maybe she has Stammer but I understand,I mean after all she has been through.

[@HotMatcha3]

Yeah, she's very open about racism aswell

[@shunuuu]

She talks so passionately, it makes mr want to cry tbh

[@chromberries7329]

Clemente R.D. ikr and I'm over here not being able to write a paragraph about an artist of my choice. and the project is due on wednesday. ;-;

[@ryeleduave1145]

Ryle Dan i freaking thought we had the same name

[@buroilu]

YAYOI KUSAMA IS 86 YEARS OLD!?

[@mariajosesandoval7619]

lui SR Nació en 1929

[@ikerperrea3616]

Gisselle Aquino 2010*

[@ashley-ww1rx]

Iker Perrea no

[@dawnareno]

Iker Perrea She'd be younger then me

[@groovyshrimp2339]

できない 子 ???What

[@josephtermeer4595]

A young girl who knew her calling and talent. She did not allow voices of suppression to dominate her spirit. Very inspiring!

[@stpauldandy]

So moving. Her work is amazing.

[@HassouTobi88]

what the fuck are you talking about...this has nothing to do with anime...not every japanese artist is an anime artist

[@stpauldandy]

I would just like to point out that I never said one thing about anime. "Amazing" is the word I used. Not "anime."

[@ashkhri]

Rikoeip what the fuck?

[@carlbeale2248]

boss baby

[@Fochit8611]

her work is shit a baby could do

[@raeiina1744]

The way she talks is so emotional and raw; you can hear the urgency in her voice.

[@tc98rocks]

People say that art shouldn't be taught in schools and colleges, but art is what makes us, us no matter what medium we use, we are able to express ourselves and get away from the reality we live in for just a little while and create something beautiful, and for that I find it amazing

[@artfx9]

Making art takes a lot of mental power. No wonder some go insane. Respect the artists self-sacrifice.

[@saea8677]

artfx9 actually it's the other way around, she took up art to cope with her mental illness (Schizophrenia)

[@lone2234]

No no no Its a coping mechanism We are insane but the paintings make us sane

[@lunarose5817]

@@ruffles_chips mental illness doesn't make you weak. In fact, we're stronger than most other people. You have no idea

[@may6v6]

Ramela Tomatoes you really have no idea.

[@PolarBear-rc4ks]

@@ruffles_chips mental illness is NOT the same as a physical disease! Its like saying why are you crying at that sad movie when it didn't hit you??

[@BiancaPauline]

She turns her trauma into imagery. What a wonderfully creative way to turn it into art like that.

[@ankine9084]

Obsession is what gives her life and made her the artist that she is and at the same time its destroying her because thats how passionate she is about her art and its so beautiful and sad at the same time. I guess the phrase "find what you love and let it kill you" by Bukowski really does apply here❤️

[@NeonPixels81]

I was fortunate enough to see the KUSAMA Yayoi exhibit at the Matsumoto Art Musuem. Matsumoto is her hometown, so the curators were extremely proud of the exhibit and were eager to show it off to foreigners. Very moving works, and her poems are extremely thought provoking.

[@donnachibobini6487]

I actually felt a surge or emotion at 3:03 when i saw that room. I thought lights were floating and it looked whimsical. I really want step in it in real life. With my astigmatism, everything is going to look confusing, but i want to know the feeling of having those dots in front of you when it's not.

[@haelsb3951]

Donbu Ho you can at the broad in la

[@aleksikim]

Donbu Ho its like being high without the drug

[@harrietlyall1991]

I ADORE Yayoi Kusama. She’s an inspiration to me. I’m very arty and “different” myself, but I never really got to practise it because of having to get a boring job, then having to care for my parents over many years. She represents oxygen for the spirit. Thank you for this video, much appreciated.

[@frankrobinson8715]

Hey pretty I'm fun to chat with okay I love be your friend If you don't mind please can you message me on my gmail. [e-mail] so we get to know each brother more b🙏🙏🙏

[@hermetickitten]

People with trypophobia would die at her place

[@innerview6298]

Even seeing my own pores gets me triggered

[@aemansiddiqui1714]

I'm supposed to study this and i'M DEAD

[@cocomoore2393]

I hated th section with a chair....i had to shook away i thought it would be a simple video about polkadots . O can't do that clusters shit lol

[@Modokmadness]

I have tryptrobopia and I hate this

[@schlagie]

@@Modokmadness that's not how you spell it lmao

[@writercat]

This is a strong and beautiful video. To hear about Yayoi Kusama's desire to become an artist and to see the pains she went through to follow her heart touches me deeply. It reminds me of Frida Kahlo and her efforts to paint even though her phsyical pain from the trolley accident. Makes you think about art and maddness. Art and how it's not recognized by any societies as an important part of all of lives.

[@TreceLunasProject]

Love her art including her poetry. Her retrospective at Tate Modern in London back in 2012 was absolutely amazing.

[@nikolinagrekov7073]

This made me cry, what you can hear in her voice... Beautiful soul who's survived so much strife, because of her pure love for her art

[@ashleyjumease9635]

I had to watch this video for my medical humanities class this week. This artist is truly amazing and her is a wonder in and of itself

[@pedi7414]

how can it relates to a psychologist classes? would you like to explain things

[@Andimlikerawr]

@@pedi7414 late reply :) but I think that Kusama has schizophrenia. She also moved into a psychiatric facility in 1977 and has been living there ever since

[@ImplictMist]

She's like a real life Junji Ito character

[@eccentworld3611]

Aisa From uzumaki right? I agree

[@GreenTeA11]

Eccent World cc

[@baxel54230]

Aisa exactly !!!

[@Kimberly_Viktoria]

uzumaki was the first thing I thought about.

[@Mochipandabear]

I thought I was the only one that was reminded of Uzumaki.

[@ivanalvarez782]

What an incredible inspiration. I love her!!

[@msanchezgambetta]

she is a great artist.

[@nandofigueira2005]

grande artista? por DIOS que grande ni que ocho cuartos , esto es arte basura , te invito para que veas este video y despues me comentas Saludos kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4Ksm35vZr-Ed5Y

[@weirdguy4948]

nandofigueira2005 why respond in Spanish to someone who left a comment in English?

[@alejandroarpt9966]

@@weirdguy4948 porque se puede.

[@virgollini618]

nandofigueira2005 che capo, estas enterado que un artista puede ser bueno sin ser parecido a otro artista que tambien es muy bueno?

[@vanityrae83]

I am so lost & confused about what this was about? about this woman's life? the title is she's obsessed with polka dots, but they didn't mention that not once, just showed lots of dots. And at the end we find out she lives in a mental institution at night, but paints in a studio by day. I'm confused. very very confused? 🤔

[@marisapereira7750]

Vanity Rae Same o.o

[@bodyslammeparkjimin7120]

Vanity Rae it's about her formation as a prominent pop/avant garde artist. Yayoi is well known for her dot art, amongst other forms, which isn't really showcased in this video but at least the title is relevant to her lol This video doesn't really explain much except that she's eccentric and defied Japanese/American gender stereotypes of the time.

[@TheNpcsim]

This short clip did no justice in describing Yayoi. If you look her up on Google and read a bit about her, it will make a lot more sense. She is a really fascinating woman

[@salmonfish1145]

This was a poorly structured video. Showed some history, never heard anything about how she became mentally ill, maybe I missed it but I got bored. My impression now is a random japanese painter that has got some history behind about being told that she needed to be a housewife (as all asian culture used to be whats so special), came to New York and wanted to make her name recognised (I didn't even knew she existed) Didn't even know she was mentally ill until I scrolled down. Really trust me this was a shit video about this painter. It was utterly incoherent and I ended up with nothing. I am an art student and it would be nice to refer to her in my assignments but jeez if I referred to this video I would've failed my ass.

[@sophieminter0]

Vanity Rae me too. "mental institution"... what?????

[@prayersonfire]

I’m doing a project for my art class based on her, she’s so cool

[@annadonelan1136]

I just saw her mirror room exhibit a few days ago and ugh I love her so much the rooms were absolutely captivating. I would go again if I could

[@allisonlin1711]

"She's used her trauma, she's used these experiences in her past, she's been able to harness experiences that might drive other people insane to enormously productive ends" This made me cry. As someone who has struggled with depression and anxiety for more than half of my life (17 years), when I am finally feeling ok I'm almost convinced I'm having a manic episode (multiple medical professionals have confirmed they are not manic episodes, they are just the feeling of NORMALCY) because the feeling of NORMAL to a depressed person feels so high and light that it's almost unreal/impossible. But the feeling when the depression comes back or makes waves always makes me wonder, "why me? Will this ever go away? Who could I have been or what could I have done if I didn't have this disease?". Hearing Kusama's story and seeing her art shows me that yes, mental illness is a curse, but it can create incredible things that become blessings, inspiration, and joy to so many people. Thank you, Yayoi, for never giving up and learning to harness your disease to create something beautiful and inspiring to someone like me.

[@mirailuvsu]

she’s extremely racist

[@shayla5781]

so many artists are mad or go mad. painting or working for hrs and hrs hardly eating or sleeping can be so draining getting into that flow. it's so much pressure to put mind to the paper and construct what you imagine perfectly.

[@amjPeace]

God bless you, Kusama, wherever you are. I am glad that you did not eat the flowers, and I am glad that they did not eat you. You are forever young and beautiful.

[@kimackerman2183]

I love her so much. I remember being fascinated with her work when I was late in middle school, I had forgotten her name when I was trying to remember her these days and what a surprise! KZbin has blessed me with a video of her.

[@SoleSistersFilm]

A beautiful and moving piece. Every woman who is trying to make it in the art world feels her struggle. I am moved to tears that Kusama seems to have shut out the world to immerse herself in her art.

[@Garland67]

Absolutely fascinating person. She is now my new favourite artist. I have a new and deeper appreciation for her life and work.

[@AlexaDrubay]

Now that I know more about her story, I really appreciate her artwork and her philosophy and I am grateful for having experienced her recent show at the Hirschorn Museum.

[@Idolbottle]

I was expecting them to make her out as a freak, but instead they gave us a beautiful back story for her love of art.

[@flebbinon1]

This was a great video. She is inspirational! Also Japan is super cool.

[@JewelPeaBlue]

Wow!! I am so grateful that this video showed up in my feed, she's such an amazing artist and such an interesting character!

[@notuploadinganymoremoreinf9379]

I remember going to her art exhibit years back! it was beautiful and really mind bending

[@kierenbuckley370]

Fantastic to take something so basic that we take for granted and to take polka dots and create art in a form of expression is truly amazing

[@mylittlesecret4391]

Whos here because of Polkadot (DOT) and/or Kusama (KSM)? ''Accumulation is how the stars and the earth don't exist alone, but rather the entire universe is made of an accumulation of the stars.''

[@bituinn]

her works are amazing

[@alorations]

I’ve seen her work in real life and it’s crazy in the best way

[@Samuel-yi2iy]

Omg she's so cute i want to hug her

[@audreyyyxx]

I learnt about her a while back and I have to say she is amazing!!!

[@lildivamaria]

shes beautiful!!!

[@elijahbuscho7715]

I feel like she is art just as much as she makes it

[@BorutPeterlinPhotography]

Beautiful work by a beautiful soul.

[@carissac8876]

I love her Fireflies Infinity Room in Phoenix Art Museum!

[@lizmccann3118]

Fascinating lady.

[@electracain7486]

I love her personality her outfits and her art, she's so amazing

[@soleaguirre100]

Electra Cain yes ! 👌🏼😊

[@luizmauriciocoelholima540]

Amazing Kusama...

[@レオナルドたろう]

she is so kool

[@giselleluna1100]

I love her work. Especially her pumpkin stuff it’s really cute.

[@JeanineH]

I absolutely love this woman's story... I keep coming back to her works when I feel overwhelmed by life. She brings such movement and beauty in such simple "dots" or movements.

[@gemofshinigamis]

I saw her gigantic sculpture in front of Louis Vuitton in Paris a while ago completely without knowing who she was and was mesmerized by it, and as I started learning and reading about Kusama through MOMA's Postwar Abstract Paintings course, I was like "Oh wow her art looks so much like that polka dot installation in Paris". Now I'm watching this video because it was a required material and seeing her in her iconic look in the beginning just like her magnificent statue in Champs-Elysees is a such a revelation. Holy moly

[@TicTocRobotSnot]

Indeed I cannot imagine a more ideal setup for an artist than to have a studio across the street from the mad house where they live.

[@zuhasajid900]

🤣🤣 don't make me sad now i am months away from graduation and my thesis is hitting ne hard... i might get over whelmed and start eating my art

[@silverscreens7745]

She is so adorable!!!

[@blipboigilgamesh7865]

this could be a movie

[@alejandroarpt9966]

A horrible movie.

[@itskatien9190]

Alejandro Arpt rude

[@andersa222]

Alejandro Arpt horrible like yo dick

[@coolchameleon21]

i adore her. she’s one of my favorite artists, her work is exactly what i would want to create if i had artistic ability

[@twinski22]

Pretty inspiring how people use their emotions as art,wonderful :D

[@johnnyhotmix6929]

Hello, I was at your exhibition in Tel Aviv last week I'll actually start by saying that she's the perfect thing I've seen in her life and that's something that will go with me all my life is that what I felt was far beyond appreciation I saw at first the colors that in my opinion marked suffering and then what presents to the presentation everything becomes more colorful And from this suffering it becomes happier and happier and I have already cried with excitement I want to say thank you for teaching me an important lesson in life and give you a hug!.It was not close to there things I have seen in my life it was an important journey!.Sometimes life is stronger than you think. You stand in front of it and do not simply believe. I cried with excitement !!!!. Thanks!!!!.OR .

[@celinethehoe2829]

this woman is actually cute

[@RogersJimmy-n4q]

She is one of my favorite artists.

[@lavibeckman]

Stumbled onto her documentary on Hulu and it was amazing! I was captivated by her story and her work which is so simple and intricate at the same time.

[@katrinaborja4095]

One of my favorite artists

[@MaeBelleArt]

I really like your story about you and being Artist Watching all the way .Greating from Germany

[@lypertzyines9685]

Guten Tag

[@glassarthouse]

What an inspiration. Love her!

[@karolbloss3217]

In fact her family helped her a lot: She is from rich Japan elite and this background - together with financial safety that it brings - was great base for her creative career.

[@Meskarune]

Her family funded her education and travel. Where do you think she got money to go live in france and the US?

[@harrietlyall1991]

💖💖💖Yayoi Kusama, a true warrior of the cause of Art and of the human spirit.

[@thecheshirequinn3510]

Can’t believe she invented polka dots what a queen 💅🏻👑✨

[@jacekpokrak9258]

What is most valuable in painting is staying outside of any rules. The art that comes from the heart has the advantage over the artistic calculation that it is unique. It can be recognizable but unique. Compmaturism shows art devoid of spelling or grammar, therefore it attracts audiences and engages in dialogues with them.

[@alienlee7793]

Lowkey looking like the outfit lady from Incredibles

[@AprilMartinChartrandMS]

Just saw her show at the SFMOMA museum in San Francisco, CA. Wow... the work is very awe inducing.

[@safiyapenaloza2055]

I just went to her exhibit in Toronto it was amazing I’ve never seen anything like it. It was magical

[@KK-dc3qk]

She's an extraordinary woman

[@juniorchavesopicassodeyahu988]

A great artist and a great woman

[@Grace17524]

Saw her LOVE IS CALLING exhibit a few days ago. AMAZING

[@CoolMorph22]

Some people rebel against there parients my dating bad boys, she rebels by creating amazing artworks :D

[@melvaalcomendras9979]

Impressive polka dots collection and selections.

[@aakima9684]

NO CAPES!

[@billykranberry6077]

I wanted to give you a like but it's perfect at 69

[@riccardobertagna9388]

She is back now and can’t wait to see her work again ✌️

[@hondmetgivenchycoat]

She speaks with so much emotion.

[@veromescla4445]

I love her art. Wonderfulland!

[@ashkhri]

i think of all the women who could have been artists or writers and feel a weird type of sadness

[@SincerelyGail]

I love her! Went to see the Kusama exhibit in NYBG 2 weeks ago. It’s amazing!

[@elenazelena02]

This woman deserves a Nobel for Medicine because with her art she describes the evolution of leucocities and curation

[@milosaresasianteran6492]

Beyond beauty and imagination.

[@aria.videography]

Best one so far.

[@deelove186]

This will turn into Junji Ito type uzumaki shit. Lmao.

[@stevekima8881]

She's too precious .....the creative minds

[@IIISWILIII]

Who's here in 2020 to note the coincidece of Kusama (KSM) and Polka Dot (DOT) in crypto?

[@Phoenix684]

I think she's beautiful. 🥰

[@bullet2866]

This is like Junji Ito's manga: Uzumaki, where a person get's obsessed with spirals

[@angelitowest5670]

Her Exhibit is here in NYC att he Botanical Gardens in the Bronx I can’t wait to go experience it. Thanks for a little peak behind the curtain.

[@magicmyth2635]

is just me or did somebody else also laugh while they were reading that she was obsessed with dots and is drawing triangles on paper haha :) still really interesting to see

[@opo3628]

"Laught" isn't a word.