"Suppose I put polka dots all over my body and then cover my background completely with polka dots. The polka dots on my body, merging with those in the background, create an optically strange scene."
- Yayoi KusamaJapanese artist Yayoi Kusama is well-known for her colorful, repeating designs, which frequently incorporate polka dots. When she was starting to make a name for herself as an avant-garde artist in New York City in the early 1960s, she began utilizing these motifs. The polka dot pattern, which can b…