Javier Calleja - Nightlight Mushroom
100% of proceeds will be DONATED to DANA VICTIMS
2023
Lamp
20 x 26 cm
Rechargeable LED base with a USB charger, 3 brightness variations + touch switch
Light-up time of 8 hours
Edition of 1500
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Starting Bid: 235 €
Estimate: 350 €
Technique
Mix media.
Provenance
Courtesy of Case Studyo
Description
Continuing their ongoing series of collaborations, Javier Calleja and CASE STUDYO are proud to introduce the next fruit of their teamwork – Nightlight Mushroom Lamp. After a series of planter pots, this functional, somewhat interactive sculptural piece is a continuation of the artist’s vision to find different ways of incorporating elements from his distinctive universe into everyday life. In the recent work coming out of Calleja’s studio in Malaga, it was clear that the artist is more interested in entering the surreal sphere and modifying his signature big-eyed characters into hybrids of sorts. After Pop Top, Top Pot Top, and the XL version of planters that allow for the upgrade of original work with the addition of living plants, the celebrated Spanish artist is continuing to incorporate natural elements into his work. Both as a way to further expand his universe and a proposal to reconsider our relationship with nature, these releases are underlined with a playful sense of poetry that permeates Calleja’s practice.
Loosely based on a character that was originally introduced in work on paper in 2021 (Time After, 2021) and was further elaborated in painting format at the summer 2023 London solo show with Almine Rech (Lean on Me, 2023), Nightlight Mushroom Lamp is a new character with an emblematic Amanita muscaria mushroom top as hair. Keeping in mind the glow effect of the object, the face/stalk of the fungus is kept pale white, to some extent nodding to the idea of the psychedelic qualities of mushrooms. Contrasting its simple yet unmistakable red-and-white color scheme, the facial features are given a cheeky expression with eyebrows raised and a crooked smirk. More noticeable when the light is on, the confused, surprised, perhaps distrusting appearance adds an almost interactive element to the stand-alone, USB-charged art device.
Javier Calleja (b. 1971)
Javier Calleja was born in 1971 in Malaga where he lives and works nowadays.
Over the years Calleja worked with drawing, installations, sculptures and paintings, often playing with the scale and perspective in his presentations. Working both in minuscule and large scale his installations were regularly focusing on beguiling the viewer as a significant part of work.
After showing around Spain and the rest of Europe, it was his debut with Aisho Nanzuka in Honk Kong that for the first time debuted on his big-eyed boy characters. Originally imagined as visual representations of the artist’s own feelings and experiences, they became his unmistakable signature. Over the years the characters evolved from drawings, over paintings, into sculptures and objects, almost exclusively depicting a boy in the transitional age between the teen and adolescence. With oversized, watery eyes, and subtle addition of red blush, Calleja’s characters are little heroes who just overcame something painful and are about to smile again after crying.
Javier Calleja works with Nanzuka Underground and Aisho Nanzuka in Asia, Dio Horia in Greece, and Galeria RPH and Yusto/Giner in Spain.
ENGLISH
Last Updated: Nov 13, 2024
Effective: Nov 6, 2024
Valencia, Spain
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ESPAÑOL
Última actualización: 13 de noviembre de 2024
Vigente desde: 6 de noviembre de 2024
Valencia, España
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VALENCIA WILL RISE
Though my studio and artwork have been impacted by the DANA storm, I don’t consider myself a victim. This initiative is about lifting up the people of Valencia. Every donation from this auction will go directly to foundations dedicated to supporting the recovery of our city and its communities. Together, through art, we’re helping Valencia rise stronger.
- Felipe Pantone
