Javier Calleja - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale in Association with Poly Auction Hong Kong Sunday, June 6, 2021 | Phillips

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  • I think that my style is more connected with my real beginnings, my childhood, and the drawings I was making then. This is why it always felt that this style actually found me and I didnt find it, and Im still waiting for it to change. Im looking to communicate emotions. The feeling of love, magic, or pain, I want to show that second when you feel those emotions. [...] I like people to experience the sensation of experiencing the moment of magic. Being lost, confused, heart beating stronger, I love that effect. Javier Calleja

     

    Javier Calleja

    Installation view of No Step Back at Javier Calleja: I did, I do, I will do, AISHONANZUKA, Hong Kong, 15 November - 21 December 2019

     

    • Provenance

      AISHONANZUKA, Hong Kong
      Acquired from the above by the present owner

    • Exhibited

      Hong Kong, AISHONANZUKA, Javier Calleja: I did, I do, I will do, 15 November - 21 December 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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No Step Back

signed and dated '2019 Javier Calleja' on the lower edge
acrylic on canvas
116 x 100 cm. (45 5/8 x 39 3/8 in.)
Painted in 2019.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
HK$1,500,000 - 2,000,000 
€158,000-210,000
$192,000-256,000

Sold for HK$6,542,000

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

Hong Kong Auction 7 June 2021