Comic：The world's highest-paid female artist
【明報專訊】Eason is in the Infinity Mirror Room, an exhibition.
Eason: ”Ha! Ha! This will definitely scare the Smarties! No one can escape the endless Easons! ”
MO MO: ”Is he... really that proud of himself? ”
Eason: ”Ha! Ha! The more Easons, the scarier it is! ”
Eason: ”Wait...are they the Smarties? Are they scared of my clones? ”
Bill: ”We're not scared. We're just here for the illusion of endless space. ”
◆Know more
Yayoi Kusama (草間彌生), now 95, is a world-renowned Japanese artist, famous for her polka dots, infinity mirrors and large-scale installations. Her hallucinations, which began in childhood, inspired her iconic dots and repetition.
Kusama grew up in an unsupportive family and had to overcome financial struggles. Still, she had her first solo exhibition at the age of 23. In 1977, she voluntarily checked herself into a psychiatric hospital, where she still lives while creating art.
Her works, including huge outdoor dotted pumpkins, are displayed worldwide. Her immersive exhibitions, like the Infinity Mirror Room, attract millions of visitors into her world of endless reflections. In Hong Kong, M+ Museum hosted her largest exhibition in Asia outside Japan in 2022.
Kusama has inspired countless people with her persistence. She once said, ''I never run out of ideas. I'll keep creating art until I die.''
■English highway﹕the comparative, the comparative
The pattern ''the comparative, the comparative'' is used to show a direct relationship between two things. It suggests that as the first thing changes, the second thing does as well.
E.g. The more you practise, the better
you get.
■Glossary
iconic (adj) 具代表性的
overcome (v) 克服
voluntarily (adv) 自願地
immersive (adj) 沉浸式的
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[Smarties' Power English 第434期]
