One can see the painstaking effort put in by the artist in painting to such details. It requires a lot of time, hard work, determination, and great skills. The two standing figures are probably lauded as hero, as the title suggests. Who are your heroes?
Depicted in a photorealist style, the works of Budi Ubrux are easily recognisable as he often uses the newspaper image as a symbol of collective consciousness. Budi Ubrux was the Grand prize winner of Philip Morris Indonesian Art Awards in 2000. Solo exhibitions include, “Indonesia” at the National Gallery in Jakarta (2017), “Beyond The Headlines”, iPreciation, Singapore (2008), “Transisi”, Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarta (2002).