Shoes 1985 — Fine Art

Shoes 1985 shows a pair of footwear drawn with small dots and a few repeated lines. The shapes sit against a plain background and the dots spread over the forms. Yayoi Kusama uses the same dot method here that she uses in many works. The picture feels busy in the middle and quiet at the sides.

This fine art piece is printed on matte paper so the dots stay soft and do not shine under a lamp. A light frame on a dark wall lets the dots stand out without drawing the eye away from the marks.

It fits a hallway by the front door where people passing through notice the dots first and the shoes second. On a pale wall the frame blends in and the dots stay clear at a normal walking distance.