Browsing through the internet i decided to have a look at The Tate Channel so i could see whats new or up and coming and also to look at some artists work that I am interested by. As soon as i got onto the Tate Channel website, a video popped up at me. The video was about an artist called Yaoi Kusama with what looked like an interactive installation piece. As I watched the video the concept and idea behind this white room with white furnishings became clear to me. Yayoi Kusama's interactive Obliteration Room begins as an entirely white space, furnished as a monochrome living room, which people are then invited to 'obliterate' with multi-coloured stickers. Over the course of a few weeks the room is transformed from a blank canvas into an explosion of colour, with thousands of spots stuck over every available surface.
This particular piece of work is very exciting. Imagine being a young child and being asked to stick colourful stickers all over a white room! I know how excited i'd be to take part and im 20 years of age! That aside, you can tell the artist probably has strong interest when it comes to dots. After researching her a little further I was able to find this to be true, even being described as 'Obsessive compulsive nuttiness' which I found rather amusing.
 This screenshot of Kusama's website clearly shows her love and obsession for everything spotty. |
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