Javier Aguilera

JAVIER AGUILERA (Vigo, 1968)
"Once upon a time in Japan", 2008.
Oil polychrome resin.
Measurements: 80 x 30 x 30 cm.

An oriental woman, completely naked except for her black boots, carries two transparent bags with perfume products. Her wavy and dyed hair in the western way, in addition to her operated lip and unusually large breasts for a Japanese woman, seems to speak to us of the absurd processes of acculturation that occur today due to the whims of fashion. Absurdities that Javier Aguilera highlights in his hyperrealistic sculptures that draw from comics, anime, street art and, in general, life in the big city.
Javier Aguilera's sculptures stand out at first glance for their technical virtuosity, but they contain a much broader message than they apparently offer. Using the human body as an expressive vehicle and contemporary oriental symbolism, his figures confront the viewer with the dilemma of loneliness. A loneliness that in today's hyper-saturated context manifests itself, sometimes dramatically, sometimes ironically, openly showing its wounds. Beaten beings, anti-heroes who bleed, sweat and bite, questioning us about our own existence and our relationship with others.