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No. O.A., 1960
Oil on canvas, 60.9 × 72 cm (24 × 28 3/8 in.)
© Yayoi Kusama. Image reproduced for educational and informational purposes only. -
"Every time I have had a problem, I have confronted it with the ax of art.”
— Yayoi KusamaIn No. O.A., the surface becomes both meditative and overwhelming. The delicate repetition of marks dissolves any fixed focal point, drawing the viewer into a vast and unending field. This approach reflects Kusama’s desire to obliterate the self through art, while also connecting to her psychological experiences of hallucination and infinity. As one of her early New York works, the painting highlights the originality of her vision at a time when the American art scene was dominated by Abstract Expressionism.