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  • I wanted to start a revolution, using art to build the sort of society I myself envisioned.
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  • With just one polka dot, nothing can be achieved. In the universe, there is the sun, the moon, the earth, and hundreds of millions of stars. All of us live in the unfathomable mystery and infinitude of the universe. Pursuing 'philosophy of the universe' through art under such circumstances has led me to what I call 'stereotypical repetition.'
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  • My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.
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  • People ask about art and commercialism. I think that if someone tries to sell their work at a high price, that is the wrong way of doing it.
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  • I have been using polka dots since I was a very young child. Only after that, it seems, have they been used throughout the rest of the art world.
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  • While producing art works, illusions appear from time to time due to my mental illness. Every day is a struggle for me.
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  • Certainly, I devote my energy to both telling my personal life story and seeking self- obliteration. However, I will not destroy myself through art.
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  • In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her.
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