Exploring the realms of ‘Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors’

The world of art is another kind, and often artist likes to create their own reality. It’s a way to show the unknowing audience a glimpse into the artist’s soul. Through it, they express physical renditions of their emotions. This was no different in “Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors,” which I had the pleasure of seeing at the High Museum of Art.

I had preordered the tickets in the fall, waited patiently for months until I could see the coveted Infinity Mirrors. The fantasy this legendary artist has put on for Atlanta defines an imagination of a woman of the world. The wait was worth it. The lines and the rules of 3 at a time were tedious, but worth it.

I went with my boyfriend, the perfect person to experience art like this. To be thrust into a world like the mind of Kusama’s without a trusted person may be hard. Digesting the grandeur of each moment given by Kusama requires a clear mindset because the cynical mind would now allow itself to truly enjoy it. To one who is adverse to artistry and it’s expansiveness, each of the seven rooms would just seem like some big boxes with lights and pumpkins and mirrors. Each room, with its long line to wait in, had another new story in it.

The one that blew me away was the fourth room, the room with Kusama’s classic polka dots. The mirrors make a few small sculptures into a field of poppy-ridden, mushroom-shaped mounds that spans into infinity. The colors, the shapes, the lights create the atmosphere of another world created from the god-artist. Each room sends you into a new world, with a new way of life and culture. One is launched into a new existence, and through Kusama’s creativity, we are sent on a wonderful trip of imagination and splendor.

“Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors” is on exhibit at the High until Feb. 17.