Yayoi Kusama // Infinity Dots (TWXZP), 2003

  • Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Dots, TWXZP, 2003. Acrylic on canvas, 45.8 × 53.1 cm. A painting where Kusama’s iconic dot motif becomes a meditation on obsession and infinity.
    Infinity Dots, TWXZP, 2003
    Acrylic on canvas, 45.8 × 53.1 cm (18 × 20 ⅞ in.)
    © Yayoi Kusama. Image reproduced for educational and informational purposes only.
     
    2003, Infinity Dots, TWXZP reflects Kusama’s most iconic motif: the polka dot. For Kusama, dots were never decorative but carried deep symbolic meaning, representing both the microscopic and the cosmic. Each mark suggests the dissolution of individuality into an endless field, a process rooted in her hallucinatory visions and lifelong themes of repetition, obsession, and infinity.
     
    In this painting, the surface is transformed into a rhythmic constellation of colour and form, turning the canvas into a meditation on boundlessness. By titling the work Infinity Dots, Kusama makes explicit the link between the personal act of obsessive mark-making and the universal concept of infinity.

  • “Polka dots are a way to infinity.”

     – Yayoi Kusama

    By the early 2000s, Kusama’s dot paintings had become globally recognised icons of contemporary art, appearing not only in canvases but also in immersive installations, fashion collaborations, and public commissions. Works such as Infinity Dots, TWXZP demonstrate her ability to adapt a simple motif into a visual language that transcends cultural boundaries while maintaining its roots in personal experience.