The artist experienced a significant change in his artwork after a series of disastrous events, including the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York and the Bali bombings.
Whereas previously his work focused on aesthetics and beauty, it became influenced by harsh reality including violence and ugliness.
Since then, he has incorporated a violent element in some of his works, as shown in one of his Formula 1 car sculptures Desire, which is about the love for F1 and race cars as objects of desire and the artist's passion for fine design and fine art. It will be one of the works on display in Singapore exhibition.
The mottled front bonnet of the 300-kilogram Desire is riddled with 600 holes – the effect made by shooting at the car with a .38 caliber Colt revolver.
In another sculpture, Democracy, the artist critically observes the world we live in and forces us to examine the difference between good and bad. This 'fight' is powerfully portrayed by the 1,500 bullet holes shot into the car.
Victory was crushed and then restored to symbolize Lewis Hamilton's car crash and eventual victory in the 2007 race.
It will be shown alongside a video installation featuring the artist's inspiration, including the accident experienced by Hamilton before he won the F1 race in Germany in 2007.
Playboy and Target portray the macho sedi of the F1 race and a playful take on the conventional ideal that "fast cars and fancy women" tend to go together.
CEO of Larasti Auctioneers Daniel Komala Explained that in the past few years, Larasati has been actively promoting the education and appreciation of Asian and Southeast Asian art.
"This is part of our ongoing efforts to reach out to more Singaporeans and visitors to learn more about art sculptures, a rare change to meet with the artist, chat with him, and at the same time have fun this race season."