Rahman Gendut

He is surely one unique artist. I came across this Indonesian painter on Artyii, an online community for painters, buyers and galleries. What is unique about him is that he paints a story. I know that a picture paints a thousand words and so on, but what he magically does is he, literally, paints a story (like a comic strip).

In his painting "Stop Procrastinating", in the first box you see a man who is casually doing a random activity and the sun is still bright outside. The next thing you know he was already shocked because darkness already fill the air. In the third box, he is sitting and soaking himself in regret. Finally, he turns on the light and moves on, maybe preparing his mind to actually carrying out the task.

I can't post the painting up here, let me just give you the hyperlink: Stop Procrastinating.

Looking at his artworks, it is apparent that his main theme is social work and issues. From painting what seems to be a mentally challenged child to depicting Lapindo Waste Mud Lake incident, Rahman Gendut does it carefully and excellently.

I manage to steal at least his profile picture from Artyii

What is most interesting to me is his style. The color that he chooses is child-like, very beautiful basic colors. He humanize this more with characters that are cartoon-like. Don't forget to add 5% insanity, though.