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Yayoi Kusama - Infinity Room

The document provides a guide to creating an Infinity Room art piece inspired by Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist known for her polka dot-themed installations. It includes a list of materials needed and step-by-step instructions for making a clay model of a fruit or vegetable and constructing a half-cube room. Additionally, it contains a disclaimer about potential allergies and the importance of adult supervision during the activity.

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Yayoi Kusama - Infinity Room

The document provides a guide to creating an Infinity Room art piece inspired by Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist known for her polka dot-themed installations. It includes a list of materials needed and step-by-step instructions for making a clay model of a fruit or vegetable and constructing a half-cube room. Additionally, it contains a disclaimer about potential allergies and the importance of adult supervision during the activity.

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Yayoi Kusama Themed

Infinity Room Clay Art


Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist who is inspired by polka dots.
She has created many art exhibitions known as Infinity Rooms.
These are rooms where the walls are lined with mirrors. She places
sculptures at different heights within the rooms. People can then
enter the room and stand on small platforms. The mirrors give the
impression that the room never ends and the art keeps going. When
she was growing up, Yayoi’s family grew pumpkins at their plant
nursery. As a child, she drew pumpkins and continued this interest
by putting pumpkins in some of her infinity rooms.

You can create your own infinity room art by following these
instructions.

You will need:

• half of a net of a cube template (included)

• piece of strong cardboard (A3)

• scissors

• two colours of paint of your choice

• paintbrushes (one thick and one thin)

• pencil

• masking tape

• air drying clay

• clay boards

• clay tools

• newspaper

• aprons

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Instructions:

1. Put on an apron and place newspaper in the area you are working in to protect
surfaces. Use a clay board when working with the clay to prevent it from
sticking to the paper.

2. Decide which fruit or vegetable is going to be in your infinity room. It could


be a pumpkin, like Yayoi Kusama’s artwork, or it could be something different.

3. Roll the clay into a ball. Then, use the tools and your fingers to shape the clay into your
chosen fruit or vegetable. Make sure the bottom of your model is flat so that it will stay
still on the floor of your infinity room.

4. Leave your model to dry.

5. Put the half of a net of a cube template on the cardboard and draw around it. Then,
cut it out.

6. Fold up the cardboard so it makes half of a cube (as shown).

7. Use the masking tape to stick the sides together.

8. Using a thick paintbrush and one colour,


paint both the clay model and the half of the
net of a cube.

9. When the first colour is dry, use


the thin paintbrush to paint polka
dots on both of your models.

10. When the second colour is dry, place


your model in the middle of your
half-cube room and display.

Disclaimer
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ingredients and/or materials used might cause allergic reactions or health problems and to ensure you are fully
aware of the allergies and health conditions of those taking part. If you have any concerns about your own or
somebody else's health or wellbeing, always speak to a qualified health professional. Remember, activities listed
within the resource should always be supervised by an adult.

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Teacher note: You may wish to enlarge this template so the infinity rooms are bigger.

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