Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese contemporary artist. She is well known for her sculpture and installation work, but she’s also a multidisciplinary artist who creates paintings, performances, fashion, film and poetry. Her work ranges from minimalist to pop art and is often focused on feminism.
Her work, despite being broad, is all brought together with a repeating immersive experience for the audience - whether it be recurring patterns, intense dots or semi-abstract imagery. . This theme within Kusama's work of almost obsessive detail or lack of, and the intense immersiveness of the installations reflect the need to escape.