Bearbrick Javier Calleja 1000%

Product Description

The Bearbrick Javier Calleja 1000% is a 2018 release from Medicom Toy's BE@RBRICK program in collaboration with Spanish artist Javier Calleja, released November 22, 2018 at a retail price of $555, standing at the 1000% BE@RBRICK's standard 70 centimeter height and representing one of the most art-market-significant Bearbrick collaborations produced in the program's history. Hypebeast, in covering the release at the time, confirmed that the figure departs from the common image of a bear for BE@RBRICKs: instead of the standard Medicom bear form, the figure is that of Calleja's child-like paintings, with the character wearing a T-shirt that says "FUCK" on the front and "YOU" on the back in red lettering, the specific irreverent juxtaposition of cartoonishly cute character design and provocative language that characterizes much of Calleja's fine art practice. Lucky Cat Gallery's product description confirmed the 1000% figure's dimensions as 27.6 by 14 by 8.5 inches and noted that the figure is stamped with the artist's signature as part of its authenticity markings. Javier Calleja, the Malaga-born contemporary artist known internationally for his wide-eyed cartoon characters rendered in a combination of painting, sculpture, and installation, has been one of the most sought-after BE@RBRICK collaborators in the program's history, with subsequent Calleja collaborations including the three-way Disney Mickey Mouse collaboration and multiple other formats, making the 2018 release the foundational Calleja BE@RBRICK entry. Released November 22, 2018 at $555.

The Bearbrick Javier Calleja 1000% is the 2018 inaugural Javier Calleja x Medicom Toy BE@RBRICK for the fine art and designer toy collector who wants the artist-signature stamped, child-like character "FUCK/YOU" T-shirt figure at the 70 cm 1000% scale that established Calleja's presence within the Bearbrick program and that has become one of the most culturally significant artist Bearbricks of the 2010s.

The Bearbrick Javier Calleja 1000% was released on November 22, 2018 with a retail price of $555.