Bjorn Calleja
b.
1981
,
Manila
,
Metro Manila
Contemporary
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
Oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas
318 x 180 cm (diptych)
,
2023
Image courtesy of
the artist’s website
Brain Fog
Oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas
182.88 x 332.74 x 10.8 cm (framed)
,
2023
Image courtesy of
the artist’s website
Dawn of the Fragile People
Oil, acrylic, and aerosol on canvas
180 x 158 cm
,
2022
Image courtesy of
Tang Contemporary Art
For the sake of Fairness and Eternal Futility
Oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas
160 x 297 cm
,
2023
Image courtesy of
Tang Contemporary Art
Gobledygook (after Hieronymous Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights)
Oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas
112 39 x 132 in (triptych)
,
2018
Image courtesy of
the artist’s website
