Khairul Arshad’s calculated approach and his wild inventiveness of such pictorial device makes Asal Boleh Terbang visually stimulating. His clever use of perspective as the background for three butterfly-winged red apples in flight mode is a fresh take on surrealism. Khairul Arshad obtained a Bachelor (Hons) in Fine Art from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UITM), Shah Alam in 2010, a Diploma in Fine Art from UITM Alor Gajah, Melaka in 2008. In 2007, he was the second runner-up for Tanjong Heritage art competition. In 2013, Khairul participated in the Neu 4 group exhibition at Pace Gallery (now Nadine Fine Art) together with Azrin Mohd, Nasir Che Din and Hafidz Shabri. Khairul was also selected for the Art KL-Melbourne at space@collins in Melbourne, Australia in 2014. A member of the trio Paksi — alongside artists Arikwibowo Amril and Mohd Akhir Ahmad — Paksi held its debut exhibition titled Berdiri at HOM Art Trans in 2015 followed by Jogja Journal based on their month-long residency in Perahu Art in Jogjakarta in February 2016.