• Sasha Okun, the beneficiary of a sound academic training in his birthplace, is a master draftsman as well as a painter muralist and sometime message artist and satirist His virtuoso larger-than-life graphite drawings of babies now on view verge on the grotesque, for these tots appear to turn into old men before our eyes. This is not just a case of cute newborns resembling Winston Churchill. It appears to be a reminder that no sooner are we born to life than we are surrounded by death, or the decay that leads to it Whatever the case, Okun's drawings are complete works of art, superbly composed and lit in chairascuro, with the tonal effects on the body and in the background making a satisfying play of lights and darks that suggests depth while also remaining on the picture plane. Okun draws partially in tone, employing a fine pencil to accent a few contours and details, all with commendable restraint.
  M. Ronen, "Jerusalem Post"
  
• What is most fascinating and exciting about this painting is the sensation that behind this art stands a great and courageous man of philosophical and moral stature not seen here for a long time.
  Albert Swissa, "Kol Hair"
  

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