AUDIO VISUAL SELFPORTRAIT 

Expressing one's self through colours/pattern and dots as an installation, Yayoi Kusama is most known for her principal themes of infinity, self-image and compulsive repetition to obsessive levels (dots).  For Kusama, the body has often been used as a literal surface for the inscription of a visual language of identification, often with costumes and wigs as a constant element in her visual repertoire. Her work does not necessarily always include a photo or painting of her face but the motif of dots can be clearly seen in all of her works. This means that her identity is not conveyed by her face but rather expressed through the signature use of the dotted patterns. Self portrait does not simply mean having your face shown in your work. The expression of one's identity can be expressed through various mediums that goes beyond just paintings or a photographs, through installations, sculptures and much more. Her work has widen my perspective on self-portraiture and self-representation of an artist.   

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Her installation work

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