Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Nets (Black), 2000

Acrylic on canvas 117x91 Cm / 46.1x35.8 In. The image is of the artist themselves.

This artwork is a monochrome abstract painting with the entire surface filled with countless fine dots.

1) Composition: The composition is "all-over," meaning there is no central focus or focal point on the canvas. The pattern spreads uniformly in density to all four edges, giving the impression that the design extends infinitely beyond the canvas.

 2) Color Palette: Based on a black or very deep dark grey background, small white or light grey dots are depicted. While there is a strong contrast between light and dark, the overall tone is a unified, calm, or deep monochrome.

 3) Repetitive Pattern and Dot Characteristics: The depicted dots appear regular at first glance, but each one has a different shape and distortion created by hand. The parts where the dots are densely connected like a mesh and the parts with slight gaps create a ripple-like gradient, generating a visual rhythm across the entire surface that seems to undulate or vibrate.

 4) Impression of Texture: The vast accumulation of hand marks (touches) itself forms the material texture. Although it is a painting, it evokes finely woven textiles, or organic textures like celestial bodies, biological cells, or crystal formations.

5) Observation Points for Explaining it as a Yayoi Kusama Work: The "obsessive repetition and proliferation of a single pattern," characteristic of Yayoi Kusama's iconic "Infinity Nets," is visualized here. This work's composition is highly symbolic for explaining the artist's core concepts: the all-over painting expression that covers the viewer's sight, the coexistence of meditative tranquility and compulsive energy brought about by the hand-drawn variations, and the infinite depth created by the inversion of "net gaps" and "mesh."

This piece is stored at our affiliated gallery in France. According to local (French) standards, the condition is good, but the criteria for evaluating the condition of aged items may differ between France and Japan. Please consider purchasing after acknowledging any signs of use due to age (stains, discoloration, folds, wrinkles, fading, etc.) typical of vintage items. Please note that we have not personally inspected the actual item. **More detailed condition photos are available, so please inquire before purchasing.** The artwork is currently stored in France, and delivery after ordering will take more than two weeks. Due to the nature of the artwork, returns after purchase cannot be accepted.