Javier Calleja

JAVIER CALLEJA (Málaga, 1971).
"No wings to fly".
Vinyl and glass, copy 563/888.
Signed and justified on the soles of the feet.
Attached certificate of authenticity and original box.
In its original box.
Measurements: 27 x 26 x 18 cm.

Calleja's work is distinguished by a naive and playful language that receives some influence of surreal and pop character, a feature that invites the viewer to reflect on the images he proposes, delving into a meaning that goes beyond the obvious.
Javier Calleja is an artist from Malaga, artistically trained at the University of Granada, where he graduated in Fine Arts in 2000. Since the beginning of his artistic career, his works have attracted the attention of critics and the public, thus becoming one of the most sought after artists nationally and internationally. He held his first exhibition in 2002, participating in the group show Arte más joven, "Instituto Andaluz de la Juventud (IAJ)" Almeria, Jaen and Seville, Spain IAJ Granada, and only a year later (2003) held his first solo exhibition entitled "Recuperar la mirada", Carmen de la Victoria, University of Granada. These exhibitions were followed by many others, both nationally and internationally, highlighting among them; 'Play room' held at the CAC Malaga, held in 2008, Fast food, at Galerie Zink, Germany (2015), No cartoons tonight, Art on paper Fair (solo project), at Castor Gallery, New York (2016), Do not touch, at Nanzuka Gallery, Tokyo (2018), F*ck You, Nanzuka EchoOne, Nanzuka Gallery, in Bangkok (2018), Javier Calleja, Solo exhibition, at Aisho/Nanzuka, Hong Kong (2019) and Those Little things, Artist residency, Dio Horia, in Mykonos. In addition, Calleja, has participated in several of the most important fairs in Spain, such as; ARCO (2020), Estampa (2019) and Urbanity Art (2020). His work has been acquired by numerous private collectors, and also by relevant institutions such as Banco Sabadell, the Diputación de Málaga, DKV Collection, Marset Collection, the CAB of Burgos, the CAC of Málaga, Unicaja, the Junta de Andalucía and the University of Granada. It should be noted that during the COVID, Calleja, put on sale several figures known with Art toy, in order to donate the profits to those affected by the pandemic.