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36 ণගᏎ͛ b.1929 Yayoi Kusama

ೌᕚ Untitled
ልΥదҿ ᎉ෧ Mixed media sculpture
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ɓɘɞɧϋЪ 25 x 14.8 x 11.5 cm. 9 /8 × 5 /8 × 4 /2 in. (bottle);
16 x Dia.8 cm. 6 /4 × Dia.3 /8 in. (glass)
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YAYOI KUSAMA 1983€ଧֵ Executed in 1983
Signed in English an dated on the bottom of the
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PROVENANCE
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HKD 900,000 – 1,500,000 b by Yayoi Kusama studio
USD 115,400 – 192,300

gusto. This artwork also resonates with Yayoi Kusama’s personal
artistic journey. Just before creating Untitled, she held solo exhibitions
at Kikusui Gallery in Boston and the Fuji Television Gallery in Tokyo.
The following year, she was invited to exhibit in Milan, The Hague, and
other places, leaving her footprints across three continents, earning
growing acclaim and reaching new heights in both Eastern and Western
worlds. The grapes and wine, symbolizing “hope” and “harvest,” found in
Untitled, depict her recognized career and the gradual improvement in
her personal life.
Entwined Roots: The Quest for Self-Identity
In terms of its artistic language, the artist deliberately connects the
two main elements with a slender and elongated “vine,” delicately
adorned with tiny branches and leaves. Together with the lush grapes,
they construct an organic environment, infusing life into these simple
objects. The bottle, carrying the wine, acts as a “womb,” intricately
connected to its “offspring” - the wine glass. Nurtured within the womb,
the wine glass thrives and blossoms with succulent grapes. The vine
can be perceived as the “umbilical cord of life,” tightly linking the two,
depicting the marvellous process of human development from cellular
inception and reproduction to the growth of life. The artwork seeks to
evoke attention to “body” and “feminism” in the conservative Japanese
art scene of that time.
Enchanting Radiance: The Ultimate Power of Growth
Untitled is predominantly rendered in a vibrant peacock green
monochrome, emphasizing its organic and botanical nature. The entire
surface is sprinkled with shimmering silver powder, as if bestowing
upon it an unreal and powerful energy. It not only showcases a vibrant
aesthetic but also, through its sparkling visual experience, sings a hymn
to life. The shapes of the wine glass and bottle, formed through the
artist’s hand moulding and firing techniques, exhibit slight irregularities,
further embodying the concept that life, though imperfect, is unique ণගᏎ͛؈ي‘dᏀдɢ੹೥̺d14 x 18 cmd1996
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and precious, with each soul being one of a kind. ʩಥ࿆fণගᏎ͛࿁໧ൃઋϞዹᒤdεϣਗ਼Չɝ೥

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