Depicted in a photorealist style, the works of Budi Ubrux are easily recognisable as he often uses the newspaper image as a symbol of collective consciousness. In Life Must Go On, Budi experiments with an interplay of colours that amplify the emotion of the sitter. An anonymous seated figure is placed alongside a cramped space filled with carton boxes. The artist inserts a few bottles that are wrapped with newspaper throughout the composition, concealing the bottle hence the actual content within is not revealed to the viewer. His works are concerned with social issues of the day. Budi Ubrux was the Grand prize winner of Philip Morris Indonesian Art Awards in 2000. Solo exhibitions include, "Indonesia" at the National Gallery in Jakarta (2017), "Beyond The Headlines", iPreciation, Singapore (2008), "Transisi", Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarta (2002). His recent solo exhibition titled Ratu Adil was held in January 2024.