Tetsuya Ishida was a Japanese painter who died May 23,2005 after being hit by a train. His death was suspected to be a suicide which isn't surprising when contrasted against his near-futilistic artwork. Conformity and claustrophobia weigh heavy in his art, portraying - oftentimes himself - characters in scenes of mundane synchronization. I admit it's difficult to not view the world as he did so many times, I just wish someone would have given this guy some LSD.
