Javier Calleja - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale in association with Yongle Hong Kong Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | Phillips
  • “Sometimes, you are painting, and your mind, your emotions, are all in the painting. This is the moment when you can find something new. It’s an emotional moment.”
    —Javier Calleja


    The present work exhibited at Tokyo, NANZUKA Underground Gallery, Javier Calleja: DO NOT TOUCH, 24 November - 22 December 2018

     

    • Provenance

      NANZUKA Gallery, Tokyo
      Private Collection
      Acquired from the above by the present owner

    • Exhibited

      Tokyo, NANZUKA Underground Gallery, Javier Calleja: DO NOT TOUCH, 24 November - 22 December 2018

    • 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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Tha’s How It Goes

signed and dated '2018 Javier Calleja' on the underside; further titled '"tHA'S HOW IT GOES"' on the overlap
acrylic on canvas
80 x 65 cm. (31 1/2 x 25 5/8 in.)
Painted in 2018.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
HK$2,800,000 - 4,800,000 
€349,000-598,000
$359,000-615,000

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20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale in association with Yongle

Hong Kong Auction 30 November 2022