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Naufal Abshar 2015年取得新加坡拉薩爾藝術學院與倫敦大學金匠學院雙學位，目前居住於雅加達及新加坡，2013年曾獲得印尼文化藝術節即席創作比賽首獎，為東南亞藝術界具知名度的新起之秀。作品型態包含繪畫、雕塑、互動裝置等，展覽足跡遍佈全球，如印尼、新加坡、香港、義大利威尼斯、美國華盛頓/紐約及立陶宛等，更曾與HP惠普、NESCAFÉ雀巢咖啡、FOX福斯傳媒等多間知名國際品牌跨界合作。

Naufal Abshar graduated from Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore, and Goldsmith University, London, and now lives in Jakarta and Singapore. He is a young artist who has attracted attention throughout the East-Asian art world. In 2013, he won the first prize in the Indonesia Arts Festival live painting competition. Naufal’s works span across paintings, sculptures, and interactive installations, and his works have been displayed worldwide, including Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Venice, Washington/New York, and Lithuania. Naufal has also participated in interdisciplinary collaborations with HP, NESCAFÉ, Fox Networks, and several other distinguished international brands.

2013年是Naufal Abshar「HAHA」系列發展方向的創作元年，首度發表至今發展近九年，被視為最經典代表系列。其系列靈感源於他讀到法國哲學家亨利·柏格森（Henri Bergson）《笑》一書中闡述著對「笑」在人類心理表象的各種形式及在社會發揮的功效，無論是看上去多自然的笑，與被笑者間總意味著某種互通、神秘的關係。而西格蒙德·佛洛伊德（Sigmund Freud）提出「幽默」被視為釋放維持社會必要束縛的精神能量之概念，更成為他的探究動因。藝術家加入大家所熟悉的「HAHA」符號及多個標語，暗示時下大眾普遍的行爲模式與事件，以輕鬆幽默的語境揭露生活乃至社會中的乖謬現象，期盼成為化解人們壓力的宣洩出口。

The HAHA Series began in 2013, and throughout the nine years since the works were first introduced to the public, it has been recognized as a signature masterpiece of Naufal Abshar. The series was inspired by the book Laughter by French philosopher Henri Bergson and how “laughter” has different forms and functions psychologically and socially. All laughter, no matter how natural it may seem, are forms of mysterious connectivity and communication between the laughing individual and the recipient. Sigmund Freud introduced the idea that “humor” releases psychological energy from necessary restrictions that exist to maintain social order, a concept that also became his research motive. By adding the familiar “HAHA” symbol and several slogans into the works, Abshar alludes to common behaviors and incidents that appear among people and discloses the absurdity of life and society through humor, hoping to become an outlet for the pressure that people experience.