Part futuristic and nostalgic, part triumphant and tragic, part pop art and architectural Masakatsu Sashie’stremendous paintings are depictions of decaying civilizations punctuated–and possibly being observed by–giant, self-contained, floating spheres. His work, besides being visually strong, conjures up many a question: is this time after civilization, is this an entirely pessimistic view of our current state (after all, video game machines can’t be that bad), and, most of all, why is a dystopian future so hard to look away from?-SWIPELIFE.COM







