. The basic geometrical principle of the wooden column, the hexagon, is used as a basis for ornamental compositions Islamic culture. The geometrical principle can be multiplied endlessly and is a metaphor for perfect beauty and infinity in Islam. Similar geometries like circles, hexagons and stars emerge in Cascio's collages. They reflect the different uses of the universal principle both of natural, as well as technological structures. The passion for beauty and truth, the close relation of individual and universe, micro and macrocosm are central to Cascio's mental spaces. They reflect a timeless utopia of a better life, harmony of man and his environment, nature and technology and the hope for a world worth living in future times.
Cascio belongs to a young generation of contemporary artists who establish precise reference systems within the history of modernity. For the viewer the complex net of references on art and architecture, Classicism, Modernism and Postmodernism, Constructivism, Minimal and Pop are starting points for their own mental expeditions.