Yayoi Kusama // Pumpkin, Toki no Wasuremono Vol. 3, 2000

  • Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin, from Toki no Wasuremono Vol. 3, 1990. Screenprint in colours with fabric collage on Arches paper, 27 × 21 cm (image), 32.1 × 51.4 cm (sheet), edition of 135, signed and numbered. Features Kusama’s iconic pumpkin motif with added fab

    Pumpkin, from Toki no Wasuremono Vol. 3, 1990
    Screenprint in colours with fabric collage on Arches paper, Edition of 135, sheet 32.1 × 51.4 cm (12 5/8 × 20 1/4 in.). 

    © Yayoi Kusama.

     
    Yayoi Kusama’s Pumpkin, from Toki no Wasuremono Vol. 3 (1990) is a colour screenprint with fabric collage on Arches paper, measuring 27 × 21 cm (image) and 32.1 × 51.4 cm (sheet). Produced in an edition of 135, the work combines the bold graphic clarity of screenprint with the tactile presence of fabric collage, enhancing the polka-dotted surface of the pumpkin with depth and materiality.
     
    This work demonstrates Kusama’s inventive approach to the print medium, expanding its possibilities through the integration of collage. The pumpkin, one of her most enduring motifs, is here transformed into a vibrant and textured form that merges craft with fine art. Its dotted skin radiates rhythm and repetition, symbolising both personal memory and universal infinity.
     
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  • “Pumpkins bring about poetic peace in my mind.”

     — Yayoi Kusama

    Pumpkin, from Toki no Wasuremono Vol. 3 reflects Kusama’s ability to continually reinvent her central motifs while experimenting with materials. By incorporating collage into the screenprint process, she enriches the iconic pumpkin with new layers of visual and tactile interest, reaffirming its significance as a cornerstone of her practice.