Y ay oi Kus ama By1 9 5 0 , Kus amawasde pi c t i ngabs t r ac t e dnat ur al f or msi nwat e r c ol or , gouac heandoi l , pr i mar i l yonpape r . S hebe ganc ov e r i ngs ur f ac e swi t ht hepol k adot st hat woul dbe c omeat r ade mar kof he r wor k . T hev as te l dsof pol k adot s , ori n ni t yne t s , ass hec al l e d t he m, we r et ak e ndi r e c t l yf r omhe rhal l uc i nat i ons . T hee ar l i e s t r e c or de dwor ki nwhi c hs hei nc or por at e dt he s edot swasadr awi ng i n1 9 3 9at age1 0 , i nwhi c ht hei mageof aJ apane s ewomani na k i mono, pr e s ume dt obet hear t i s t ' smot he r , i sc ov e r e dandobl i t e r at e dbys pot s . He rr s t s e r i e sof l ar ge s c al e , s ome t i me smor et han3 0f t l ong c anv aspai nt i ngs , I n ni t yNe t s , we r ee nt i r e l yc ov e r e di nas e que nc e of ne t sanddot st hat al l ude dt ohal l uc i nat or yv i s i ons . I nt hee ar l y 1 9 6 0 sKus amabe gant oc ov e ri t e mss uc hasl adde r s , s hoe sand c hai r swi t hwhi t ephal l i cpr ot r us i ons . De s pi t et hemi c r omanage di nt r i c ac yof t hedr awi ngs , s het ur ne d t he mout f as t andi nbul k , e s t abl i s hi ngar hy t hmof pr oduc t i v i t ys he s t i l l mai nt ai ns . S hee s t abl i s he dot he rhabi t st oo, l i k ehav i nghe r s e l f r out i ne l yphot ogr aphe dwi t hne wwor k . S i nc e1 9 6 3 , Kus amahasc ont i nue dhe rs e r i e sof Mi r r or / I n ni t y r ooms . I nt he s ec ompl e xi ns t al l at i ons , pur pos e bui l t r oomsl i ne d wi t hmi r r or e dgl as sc ont ai ns c or e sof ne onc ol our e dbal l s , hangi ng at v ar i oushe i ght sabov et hev i e we r . S t andi ngi ns i deonas mal l pl at f or m, l i ght i sr e pe at e dl yr ee c t e dot hemi r r or e ds ur f ac e st oc r e at e t hei l l us i onof ane v e re ndi ngs pac e .