ART

I went to a dental conference and part of the entertainment was a visit to the local art museum because dentistry is about 35% art. Everyone has their own opinions about art, as they do in dentistry. Sometimes art comes from our imagination. Sometimes it comes from the quieting of the mind. The pictures below are from a Japanese artist who needed to quiet her mind to function. Yayoi Kusama, born in 1929, was tortured with all the noise in her head. Art was a way for her to quiet the noise. In all of her madness, she brought about a world of repeated polka dots. Their formed patterns were used in fashion, architecture, illusions, and many more. 
Below is one of her illusions; a room filled with LED lights surrounded by mirrors giving it an endless look. Being in the room was amazing. Craziness was the last thing on my mind. It was so beautiful and romantic being in the dark as the colors change. The room was cooler and as people move around, the lights swing back and forth so the landscape in front of you changes. I was amazed how simple the thought but incredibly smart in the execution. 
The artist lives in an institution today in Japan as she waits for the indefinite silence. It's unbelievable to me that someone's mental illness can be transformed into something so creative.  It is true of what they say: One woman's crazy is another woman's intelligent art. The experience is simply unforgettable.