深刻的寓意往往因陳腔濫調而被忽略,但卡列哈令人驚訝的簡單主題卻得以傳遞。此次拍品中最受喜愛的莫過於畫面中的金髮小主角,大地色背景襯著一雙非常明亮的漸層綠色眼睛直直望向觀眾。男孩臉上帶著溫柔的微笑,紅潤的嘴唇和橘紅色的鼻子暗示著他可能才剛哭過。雙手微背在後,男孩身上有著一股既興奮又期待的感覺,這時注意力落在他淺藍紫色T恤上的標語:「 Once in Life 」。「 Once in Life」與日本文化中的「Ichi-go ichi-e」(一期一會)不謀而合,指的是一生只有一次的片刻,也勸說珍惜每一次相遇,呼應在蘇格拉底之前的著名希臘哲學家赫拉克利特所說:「變化是唯一的不變」。人生如此曇花一現,一切都在變化,正是不穩定性與未知鼓勵著我們「及時行樂」——把握光陰。畫中惹人憐愛主角充滿童趣般真誠和希望的可愛臉龐藏有標語的深刻含義。
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.