Javier Calleja, Waterboy, 2026
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Sculpture from Vinyl + Crystal Glass
36.5 × 20.5 × 14.5cm x (14.25 × 8.11 × 5.71) inch
Javier Calleja’s WATERBOY (2026) continues his signature blend of wide-eyed innocence and subtle emotional tension. The character’s oversized gaze and simplified form sit between humor and vulnerability, a hallmark of Calleja’s practice.
Cast in a refined sculptural finish, the work feels both playful and slightly uncanny, turning a cartoon-like figure into something quietly reflective. It speaks to themes of identity, inner life, and the gap between appearance and emotion, where simplicity becomes a way to hold complex feeling.