Yayoi Kusama // Mt. Fuji Is The Home Of My Heart, 2014

  • Yayoi Kusama, Mt. Fuji Is The Home Of My Heart, 2014. Woodcut, 42 × 60 cm, edition of 120. A vibrant interpretation of Japan’s iconic mountain, combining Kusama’s signature polka dots and bold colours with traditional woodcut technique.
    Mt. Fuji Is The Home Of My Heart, 2014
    Woodcut, 42 × 60 cm, Edition of 120
    © Yayoi Kusama.
     
    Yayoi Kusama’s Mt. Fuji Is The Home Of My Heart (2014) is a woodcut measuring 42 × 60 cm, produced in an edition of 120. The work offers a vibrant interpretation of Japan’s most iconic mountain, blending Kusama’s bold colours and signature polka dots with the traditional craft of woodcut printmaking.
     
    In this piece, Mt. Fuji is reimagined not as a literal landscape but as a field of rhythm and energy. The dots and sweeping contours transform the mountain into a symbol of infinity and personal memory, reflecting Kusama’s deep cultural ties to Japan while universalising its imagery. The combination of tradition and innovation underscores her ability to bring timeless subjects into her own distinctive artistic language.
     
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  • “Our earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos.”

     — Yayoi Kusama

    As with many of her works from the 2010s, Mt. Fuji Is The Home Of My Heart demonstrates Kusama’s skill at merging cultural heritage with her obsessive patterns and vision of boundless space. The result is a print that resonates on both personal and universal levels, reaffirming her position as one of the most influential artists of her generation.