Naufal Abshar is one of Indonesia’s young emerging artists who creates vibrant narrative paintings in response to challenging socio-political conditions that he observes in his environment in Indonesia.

Using larger-than-life characters and vivid colours, Naufal sets out to make commentaries about what is awry in society through pictorial representations of laughter, and with a healthy dose of humour in its multiple forms.

We talked to Naufal during one of Jakarta’s art fairs and went to his studio. Have a look!