Nyoman Masriadi was born in Gianyar, Bali, in 1973. He studied at the Indonesian Art Institute Yogyakarta but left without graduating. He later joined Sanggar Dewata studio in Bali. In 1997, he was awarded the prize for Best Painting at Dies Natalis ISI Yogyakarta. Being the representative artist of Indonesian contemporary art, Masriadi's art was rooted in classical fine-arts. Created in 1997, the Untitled painting, showing the conception of Western Cubism and Indonesian traditional culture influence on the artist's early style.