Missing the blue sky by Javier Calleja Explore Mondoir Collection Medium: Mixed media, fibre glass & metal Dimensions: 31 x 16 x 16 cm Year: 2019 Price on request Status: available Why collect this work?The figure’s exaggerated head and eyes concentrate attention on looking, while the words “MISSING THE BLUE SKY” shift that act from simple observation toward an unspecified absence. The catalogue profile identifies childlike characters as a recurring feature of Javier Calleja’s practice. Here, simplified anatomy serves less as portraiture than as a structure for pairing an economical facial expression with written language.The photograph shows a rigid frontal pose, lowered arms, a small mouth and eyes that dominate the face. Because the expression remains minimal, the shirt text carries much of the work’s emotional and narrative weight.The documented fibreglass, metal and mixed media accommodate contrasting sculptural components and a compact freestanding format. The photograph does not establish their construction, surface texture or the metal’s specific role.Dated 2019 and measuring 31 × 16 × 16 cm, this sculpture provides a focused case for examining how figurative scale, character-like proportions and a short inscription can make absence visible without identifying its cause. About the ArtistJavier Calleja Javier Calleja is an artist featured in the Mondoir Collection. Nationality: Spanish Spanish contemporary artist known for whimsical, childlike imagery.
