The creator of a simple but also profoundly experimental research, in Maria Lai’s works, the archaic rites of her land are interwoven with the stories and poetry of everyday life, creating a fantastic imagery. In her works, full of stories and symbols, the divine and the human merge, revealing themselves in a simple and universal language. Like the teachings of Francis, Maria Lai’s creations seem to question us about the mystery of existence, guiding us with childlike amazement through the inexhaustible wonders of the world.

The divine and the human in the works of Maria Lai

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Art and life in the works of Yayoi Kusama are inextricably linked.
Born in Japan, in Matsumoto, in 1929, her family belonged to high society and had decided on a specific position for her in society. As a child, however, Kusama began to have auditory and visual hallucinations.

Right from the start, art turns out to be a necessary and therapeutic element, with which she manages her hallucinations. In Yayoi Kusama’s works, this element is present, transforming an altered reality into pure art.

The Infinite Present in the works of Yayoi Kusama

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