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Wide eyed sketched figure looks out with blue eyes

Once

€600

Wide eyed sketched figure looks out with blue eyes

Behind the scenes

  • Once in my Life paint cans in print house
  • Carrying print screen between two people
  • yellow and red paint mixing
  • red paint moving over screen
  • notebook explaining print process
  • wide angle of Make-Ready
  • Inspecting Calleja print
Javier Calleja looking towards the camera
Javier Calleja10 collaborationsCalleja’s work is equally sarcastic as it is sensitive. His portraits depict stylised figures with exaggerated heads and big, melting eyes, reminiscent of Manga or Anime characters. Scrawled across their t-shirts, phrases like “FUCK YOU ALL” undercut their apparent cutesy innocence. Facial features with perfectly merged gradients are contrasted by flat, single-colour backgrounds and loose line-work that illustrates their bodies. The artist also translates his painted figures into fibreglass sculptures that, with their uncanny animated style and manufactured finish, evoke the works of contemporary artists such as KAWS and Yoshitomo Nara - or indeed a lonely Playmobil toy. This constant strand of irony underpins Calleja’s oeuvre, bringing a sharp edge to the alluring simplicity of his aesthetic.

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