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Once and In my life prints shown as a pair

Once in my Life (diptych)

€1,000

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Once and In my life prints shown as a pair

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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Reviews from Avant collectors

  • The print itself is of the highest quality and above expectations. The packaging also is of the highest level.

  • lovely piece i am absolutely delighted with it thank you

  • Very well presented and with cert.

  • Great service delivering to Australia, thrilled with the artwork. look forward to hanging it once our renovation is finished.

  • thank you for the breath of life you bring the art community, you are the poet laureate's of packaging and one day gods will sing your praises. i am in heaven with this purchase!

  • we love these prints and hope that Ai WeiWei will continue with the other zodiac symbols :)

  • The framing was beautiful and it was the best packaged art piece I have ever received.

  • I'm pleasantly surprised by the quality and efficiency of your service. I've purchased art from various sources before, and some are still keeping me waiting. Consequently, I'm now a big admirer of your service. Thank you!

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