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Third time lucky hand finished

Third Time Lucky (Hand-finished)

€9,000

Eight children's heads bunched together with the text 'THIRD TIME LUCKY' wrapped above and below them

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  • artist sketching for a print in the lithography workshop
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  • printing plate for a print by Javier Calleja in the lithography workshop
  • hand-finishing a plate for a print by Javier Calleja in the lithography workshop
  • print maker preparing to print a drawing by Javier Calleja in the lithography workshop
  • print maker lifting a finished print by Javier Calleja in the lithography workshop
Javier Calleja looking towards the camera
Javier Calleja10 collaborationsCalleja’s work is equally sarcastic as it is sensitive. His portraits depict stylised figures with exaggerated heads and big, melting eyes, reminiscent of Manga or Anime characters. Scrawled across their t-shirts, phrases like “FUCK YOU ALL” undercut their apparent cutesy innocence. Facial features with perfectly merged gradients are contrasted by flat, single-colour backgrounds and loose line-work that illustrates their bodies. The artist also translates his painted figures into fibreglass sculptures that, with their uncanny animated style and manufactured finish, evoke the works of contemporary artists such as KAWS and Yoshitomo Nara - or indeed a lonely Playmobil toy. This constant strand of irony underpins Calleja’s oeuvre, bringing a sharp edge to the alluring simplicity of his aesthetic.

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