Hiro Sakaguchi suburban drawings
Mark Shetabi, "The Rapture," 2005
Lee Stoetzel, "McMansion 5," 2005
A native of the Tokyo suburb Chiba, Hiro is currently a Philadelphia resident whose drawings and paintings consistently contrast these divergent communities. Working from photographs, memory,
and imagination, he creates realist-inspired fantastical paintings. Chiba-Phila (2006) literally situates
one neighborhood over a flipped version of the other,
suggesting either that they’re total opposites or spinning in
different orbits. Future Home Town (2004) projects what he
predicts a busy intersection from his hometown will look
like in the future. Humvee Cruiser forecasts suburbanites
transforming a stretch Humvee into a community
clubhouse, replete with pools and lounge chairs.
and imagination, he creates realist-inspired fantastical paintings. Chiba-Phila (2006) literally situates
one neighborhood over a flipped version of the other,
suggesting either that they’re total opposites or spinning in
different orbits. Future Home Town (2004) projects what he
predicts a busy intersection from his hometown will look
like in the future. Humvee Cruiser forecasts suburbanites
transforming a stretch Humvee into a community
clubhouse, replete with pools and lounge chairs.
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