Seeing Spots or Managing Madness

To say Yayoi Kusama is hot for spots is an understatement.  She is best known for her meticulously executed dot patterns.  Her work is marked by her obsessive vision.  She invites the viewer into her psychosis .  The dots have no sharp points, no hard edges, it's just infinity.
Yayoi has received fame and recognition, but they came at a cost.  She now works happily each day in her studio in Tokyo where she is Japan's most prominent contemporary artist.

The Passing Winter ph: James Deavin

The Studio via Ground Magazine

The Flower #2

At 83 years old, a collaboration with Marc Jacobs at  Louis Vuitton yielded not only a spotted spectacle of a store in London, but outfits and accessories that looked spot on (have you had enough yet? )
       

Take a few minutes to watch the video about Yayoi's journey and connect the dots (sorry last time)

video from You Tube via Tate Modern
2 and 3 above that via Louis Vuitton

The beautiful and interesting portfolio of Amsterdamn design firm Uxus

Can you believe that this artistic white dining room is in a 1930's hunting lodge in Connecticut?
 The chairs are a nod to the residence's past.

The bedroom is also modern and white.

A beautiful, artsy loft in Amsterdam.  Notice the bedroom behind the curtains?  You can see a larger view by clicking the image.

The painted headboard is such a pretty substitution for a headboard.

The two above are from a Spanish farmhouse.  The dining chairs are actually all different, but being the same color unifies them.

I really like the pairing here of fancy wallpaper and clean-lined, rustic furniture.

The concept for the images of the townhouse (3 images above) was "Victorian Jetsons." The home is Victorian, but the couple had an extensive modern art and furniture collection.  I think Uxus did a great job at fusing the two styles.  I especially like the use of wallpaper throughout the rooms.

Like what you see?  Go to Uxus to see/read more.