Yayoi Kusama // Accretions II, 1967

  • Yayoi Kusama, Accretions II, 1967. Oil on canvas, 44.8 × 55.2 cm. A significant Infinity Net painting characterised by dense, repetitive brushwork, embodying Kusama’s obsession with pattern and accumulation during the 1960s.
    Accretions II, 1967
    Oil on canvas, 44.8 × 55.2 cm (17 5/8 × 21 3/4 in.)
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    Painted in 1967, Accretions II is a compact oil on canvas measuring 44.8 × 55.2 cm. The work reflects Yayoi Kusama’s mature Infinity Net style, characterised by dense, rhythmic brushwork that covers the surface with a continuous web of marks.
     
    Created during her late 1960s New York period, this painting shows Kusama expanding the visual language of the Infinity Nets into varied formats and scales. The title Accretions signals her interest in accumulation and repetition, ideas that were central to her painting, sculpture, and installation practices during this pivotal stage in her career.

  • “My nets grew beyond myself and beyond the canvases I was covering with them." 

    - Yayoi Kusama 

    The Accretions works reflect Kusama’s commitment to immersive mark-making as both a visual and psychological process. By layering thousands of small brushstrokes, she created surfaces that suggest infinite expansion, inviting viewers to lose themselves in the rhythm of the painting. This meticulous and repetitive act became a defining element of her practice, linking her paintings to the conceptual frameworks of minimalism and the meditative qualities of her performances and installations.