Inspired by the art of comics and cinematic films, Fawwaz Sukri is well loved for his exciting paintings. Rich in visual metaphor, his works are influenced by comic love stories from the 1960’s such as Heartthrobs. She probably found her first love, waiting anxiously on the first date. This is an important work by Fawwaz, his first piece venturing into cartoon series. Painted vividly in bright colours, the artist sometimes explores social issues in contemporary life. Fawwaz Sukri had his first solo at the Pace Gallery, now called Nadine Fine Art, in 2014. It was called Saturday Matinee, and he followed up with a two-man show called Narration with Indonesia’s Bambang Toko in 2016. He graduated with a BFA, majoring in Painting, from Universiti ITM in 2010, after his diploma at UiTM Lendu, Malacca (2008), both times winning the Vice-Chancellor’s Award. He was represented in Art Expo Malaysia in 2014 and 2017, besides Art Kaohsiung (Taiwan) in 2016 and 2017.