Usually the characters in most of his works are anything but mundane. Depicted in the scene are three images of the same person doing funny gestures. The whimsical facial expressions portray quirky yet humorous traits. Perhaps the figure is mocking someone or something that he finds amusing. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. Do not listen to, watch or say bad things. A good reminder: be virtuous and morally upright in the face of any evil around one; do not allow oneself to be taken in or overwhelmed by evil.
Antoe Budiono is a self-taught artist born in Malang, East Java of Indonesia. The artist creates hyperrealistic portraits of everyday people in life. Budiono’s works have been exhibited many times and are sought after by many important collectors around the world. His solo art exhibition was held in 2017 at the Art Xchange Gallery in Singapore. From 1992 to 2019 he joined numerous arts shows locally and internationally including Korea, Hong Kong, New York, Belgium and Kuala Lumpur.