Yayoi Kusama // Pumpkin [TWOTEOL], 2012

  • Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin [TWOTEOL], 2012. Silkscreen with etching embossing, 45.5 × 53 cm, edition of 30. A richly textured print highlighting Kusama’s iconic pumpkin motif through layered colour and embossed detail, reflecting her experimental approach to p
    Pumpkin [TWOTEOL], 2012
    Silkscreen with etching embossing, image 45.5 × 53 cm, Edition of 30
    © Yayoi Kusama. 
     
    Yayoi Kusama’s Pumpkin [TWOTEOL] (2012) is a silkscreen with etching embossing, measuring 45.5 × 53 cm, produced in a rare edition of 30. The work presents her most celebrated motif, the pumpkin, enriched here with layered texture and embossed detail. Its patterned surface creates a hypnotic sense of depth, while the combination of silkscreen and etching techniques heightens the materiality of the image.
     
    For Kusama, the pumpkin is both a deeply personal emblem and a universal symbol. In this 2012 print, its form is amplified through repetition and graphic clarity, embodying themes of infinity, endurance, and comfort. The added embossing brings the motif to life, allowing the surface to radiate with an almost sculptural quality.
     
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  • “Pumpkins bring about poetic peace in my mind.”

     — Yayoi Kusama

    As with many of her works from the 2010s, Pumpkin [TWOTEOL] demonstrates Kusama’s ability to reinvent her core motifs through innovative printmaking techniques. The piece bridges playfulness with profundity, reaffirming the pumpkin’s role as a cornerstone of her artistic vision and as one of the most recognisable icons in contemporary art.