Javier Calleja simplifies life's complex threads with a single, mischievous character.
The wide-eyed figure, adorned with impish horns and a wicked smirk, starkly contradicts the text floating above them. 'It wasn't me' hints at a grander tale, waiting to be told. Full of suggestive contrasts and rendered with bold use of fiery hues in soft pencil, Calleja's artwork captures the interplay between innocence and mischief.
The print is a 15 colour engrave, using 4 photopolymer etching plates with a final colour applied by hand by the printmaker.
"My intention is that the spectator creates their own story when they are looking at my work."
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