Dots and Art

Came across the 82-year old Yayoi Kusama today in a recently-favorite website and was reminded of my favorite definition of 'art' which goes 'What is art but seeing the extraordinary out the ordinary'. And what could be more ordinary than a dot or a polka dot or a circle or a round shape? Googling the artist, I came across these posts :

Yayoi Kusama , The Passing Winter , 2005 (detail)
The Passing Winter 2005 (detail)
© Tate. Presented by the Asia Pacific Acquisitions Committee 2008. Photo: Tate Photography

Call it obsession or relentless artistry, the dot/polka dot/circle spawned the 'Infinity Net' series --

I'm getting more and more fascinated seeing more and more of her work, to sample a few:

Now, I'm being inspired to obsess about spirals and helixes.

The artist Yayoi Kusama, now and then ---

And since it's Chinese New Year's eve, don't forget to wear your red polka dots for good luck!