Yayoi
Kusama
A Life Immersed in Dots and Infinity Yayoi Kusama, born in Matsumoto, Japan, in 1929, is more than just an artist; she’s a visionary who has reshaped the landscape of contemporary art. Her journey, deeply intertwined with personal experience and psychological exploration, has resulted in …
A portrait built from Yayoi Kusama's own colours
Every 9 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.