Make Dot Art Inspired by Yayoi Kusama

The 91 year old artist was born March 22, 1929 in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. In her long career, she has also made sculpture, films, avant-garde fashion, and nearly everything involves dots.

To learn more about her, here’s a terrific article, with lots of photos, about her in the Tate Kids section of the Tate Modern Museum. https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/who-is/who-yayoi-kusama

Here’s an excellent lesson plan/instructions for making a project inspired by the art of Yayoi Kusama.

https://www.dickblick.com/lesson-plans/dot-dot-dimension

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is known for her all-over compositions of dots. She makes a type of art called “installations,” this is where instead of an artwork being made at the artist’s studio on a canvas and taken to a museum, the artist “installs” the artwork right in the museum.

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