Created entirely in Procreate, Boss Budiartho consists of ten seamlessly connected panels exploring ego, identity, relationships, heritage, and self-inquiry. Each panel tells its own story through surreal portraiture and symbolism, while remaining part of one continuous composition.
The works move between deeply personal references, including my family, friendships, cultural identity, synesthesia, and psychology, alongside more playful and mythological imagery. Each panel also contains a hidden cryptocurrency symbol, including Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, Dogecoin, and others, adding another layer of discovery across the series.
What began through conversations surrounding a potential collaboration ultimately became something much more personal: a fragmented portrait of who I was, what shaped me, and the symbols I associated with myself at the time.