Javier Calleja - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale in Association with Poly Auction Hong Kong Thursday, December 3, 2020 | Phillips

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  •  "Growing up in the 70s and 80s, my biggest influences were cartoons and comics. In particular Mazinger Z cartoons and Francisco Ibáñez Talavera’s comics. Inspired by those two, I started drawing as a child, so my work developed from there and still carries some of those characteristics." — Javier Calleja

    • Provenance

      Galerie Zink, Waldkirchen
      Acquired from the above by the present owner

    • Exhibited

      Hamburg, Galerie Zink, Javier Calleja: Fake is the Future, 16 - 20 August 2019

    • Artist Biography

      Javier Calleja

      Javier Calleja (b. 1971) is a contemporary Spanish artist living and working in
      Malaga, Spain. Calleja is most known for his figurative style of cartoonish, doe-eyed
      characters with exaggerated features. His style is influenced by the toys and comics
      from his 70s and 80s upbringing. Calleja’s characters are often accompanied by text
      that contrasts the innocent and adolescent looking facial expressions of the
      characters represented in the compositions. Calleja works in painting, sculpture,
      and works on paper.

      Calleja holds a BFA from Granada University in Spain. His works have been exhibited worldwide and he is currently represented by Almine Rech.

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Who's Speaking?

2018
signed, titled and dated '"WHO'S SPEAKING?" 2018 Javier Calleja' on the reverse
watercolour and graphite on paper
100 x 70 cm. (39 3/8 x 27 1/2 in.)
Executed in 2018.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
HK$200,000 - 400,000 
€25,500-51,000
$25,600-51,300

Sold for HK$819,000

Contact Specialist

Danielle So
Associate Specialist, Head of Day Sale

20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale in Association with Poly Auction

Hong Kong Auction 4 December 2020