Pearl Street Design

The work of this artist is today exhibited at the Reina Sofia, and will remain until September 12. Yayoi Kusama (Matsumoto, 1929) unfolds in the artistic context internationalized in the late 50′s. When he was, only 23 years decided to cross national borders to New York. During the sixties and his work reflects no common references, standing in a territory whose uniqueness is unique. At this time belongs his most recognizable work, the so-called Accumulation sculptures, in which the painting is no longer an object to meet the realms of sculpture, abounding in phallic appendages, and Infinity nets, large tracts of points still dependent white monochrome. His interests linked him with the countercultural movements, especially the hippie, which reflected in their audiovisual works less well known as Self-Obliteration, in which the painting transformed into true celebrations of the body.

Upon returning to Japan in 1973, Kusama embodies the trauma of the subject of globalization, the loss of roots leads him to episodic psychiatric crisis. This process accompanied by a return to painting. Back in the eighties and nineties takes the paintings and sculpture in dialogue with the modern grid to make it an organic, alluding to previous accumulations of appendices.

Currently, Yayoi Kusama continues working in his studio in Tokyo.

The exhibition at the Reina Sofia begins with a selection of works on paper by Kusama almost unprecedented lead us into a complex universe of works in various formats (painting, collages, installations, sculptures, performances, designs, publications, films or assemblages).

The concept of customization is leading some designers to scratch your head so that either end with a-hole in the skull, or just creating a functional furniture unlikely questionable. An example is Darwin Chair, designed by Stefan Sagmeister.

As we see in the image, the beauty is in the chair every day has a new design, thanks to some leaves, such as a notebook, to be handed one by one until finding the design that fits our mood. When the owner of the invention is tired of one of the painting, you can simply start it and get rid of it or use it to wrap fish.

I understand it as a wicked game of a mind in constant motion, because as furniture do not see the point. There are 200 sheets with different images and designs that have stuck to his chair back, leaves that are likely to deteriorate quickly with use. The chair design concept we’d been in the chair design Ikea PS Selma, although in that case it was padded and soft leaves rather thin, flat cushions, comfortable and removable, designed to last over time…….

Trompe l’oeil is a French term meaning “trick the eye” and describes a painting that deceives. This style of painting has his roots going back to antiquity. Apart from their decorative function, trompe l’oeils are often intended to be humorous or astonishing, and one well-known story depicts apprentices who would paint coins on the floor of Rembrandt’s studio for the pleasure of watching him try to pick them up!

A good trompe l’oeil mural can blur the boundary between fantasy and reality, making the viewer believe he or she is looking out on a delightful landscape, even from the confines of a windowless room. More than just a visual joke, however, these “tricks” can be used in interiors to enhance a dull corner or transform walls into a room with a view. Read the rest of this entry »