Bjorn Calleja
b.
1981
,
Manila
,
Metro Manila
Contemporary
Mixed Media
Video Art
Digital Art
Biography
Bjorn Calleja is a Filipino contemporary painter and interdisciplinary artist. He earned his BFA from Far Eastern University, where he later became a part-time lecturer. His work draws on identity, kitsch, popular culture, art, politics, history, and his personal life. He works primarily with paintings, using oil paints, acrylics and spray paint on canvas, and also creates sculptural works.
Notable information
• Graduated with BFA from Far Eastern University and became a part-time lecturer
• Known for his distinctive style featuring distorted humanoid figures and surreal elements
• Works across multiple mediums including painting, sculpture, and installation art
• Represents Philippine Art on the global stage
• Active in both traditional and digital art spaces
Bacons and Broken Legs
(
2023
) —
Oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas
,
318 x 180 cm (diptych)
.
Image courtesy of
the artist’s website
.
Brain Fog
(
2023
) —
Oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas
,
182.88 x 332.74 x 10.8 cm (framed)
.
Image courtesy of
the artist’s website
.
Dawn of the Fragile People
(
2022
) —
Oil, acrylic, and aerosol on canvas
,
180 x 158 cm
.
Image courtesy of
Tang Contemporary Art
.
For the sake of Fairness and Eternal Futility
(
2023
) —
Oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas
,
160 x 297 cm
.
Image courtesy of
Tang Contemporary Art
.
Gobledygook (after Hieronymous Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights)
(
2018
) —
Oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas
,
112 39 x 132 in (triptych)
.
Image courtesy of
the artist’s website
.
