Yayoi Kusama inspired – kerynrobinson

I was using fluoro pink paint in the studio yesterday and reflecting on the start of my fascination with fluorescent paint… my first big pink fluoro painting was completed in 2012 while studying art at Victoria University…

Might be time to break out the fluoros and glitter again 😀

#throwbackMonday

Psychedelic Pink Coral, 168 x 173cm, acrylic on canvas

My first very large painting (168 x 173 cm), Psychedelic Pink Coral, is finished and stretched. I was inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Infinity Net’ paintings I saw at Brisbane GOMA earlier this year, and experimenting with patterns and abstract forms. I painted a fluoro pink background and the organic shapes just grew out of the small cells. Then I added some fluoro lime dots and dabs.

Pink Fluoro Coral, 50 x 50cm, acrylic on canvas

Orange Fluoro Coral, 50 x 50cm, acrylic on canvas

Rainbow Coral, 50 x 50cm, acrylic on canvas

This painting clashes with everything, 50 x 50cm, acrylic and glitter on canvas

The others are much smaller (50 x 50 cm) and the poured/dripped painting (This painting clashes with everything) was another experiment. I love my new fluoro acrylic paints, and they fluoresce under black light! Can’t wait to test that.

Big painting: fluoro pink ‘infinity net’

In progress, a 2 metre square painting on unstretched canvas. I was inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s large Infinity Net paintings at Brisbane GOMA recently on hot pink grounds.