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Celsius 232 Festival Poster (2024)

Artists: Borja González (All) , Borja Gonzalez (All)

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Celsius 232 Festival Poster (2024) Comic Art

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Artwork Details

Title:	Celsius 232 Festival Poster (2024)
Artist:	Borja González (All)
Artist:	Borja Gonzalez (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	289
Likes on CAF:	7 8
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	7/29/2024
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11 x 17 published poster art for the Celsius 232 Festival (July 16-20, 2024)

Over the last few years, I’ve steadily acquired art by Spanish storyteller and illustrator Borja González. We all have artists in our collections whose art speaks to us through its style, subject matter, or some other aspect. González is one of those artists for me. I’ve been a big fan since I first encountered his work in the pages of The Black Holes and Night Cry, both of which have been translated into English. His work reorders the binary distinction between background and foreground (and character and environment) typically seen in comic art.

For González, the background/environment is as equally important to visualize as the characters that populate it. In González’s case, I’d argue background and environment are of even greater importance and interest. This artistic preference for evocative backdrops and environments and how they impact a story lends itself well to horror, the gothic, and to fantasy, and González’s own graphic novels often blend these genres to compelling effect.

The organizers of the Celsius 232 festival evidently held González’s work in the same high regard and asked him to draw the poster for this year’s event. The illustration he delivered evokes menace, wonder, and horror all at once. It’s a fitting image for a festival celebrating the many varieties of genre literature.

Celsius 232 is held annually in the town of Avilés in Spain and offers a week long celebration of genre literature and the arts, with author symposia, panels, and signings held throughout the town. This poster art was featured throughout Avilés, at events, and online.

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F M
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 7/29/2024

This is just SUPERB, Mark. I love the false symmetry in the composition and some of those great details like the tilted heads to show the characters' intentions, the swirling trees (obviously) and the different values in the inks of the water which makes for a nice realistic touch. What a score!

Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008

2 - Posted on 7/29/2024

Absolutely gorgeous! I echo everything FM said and also have to add how much I love the Charles Vess tree trunks!

Comic Art Channel
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 7/29/2024

Beauty!

Kavi H
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 7/29/2024

this has such an evocative feel to it. really nice inking work. the blank faces also bring that gothic horror element to the imagination. cool to see event poster artwork as well for a different usage for artwork than we usually see on CAF. great stuff thanks for sharing it, Mark!

Tyler T
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 7/30/2024

Beautiful composition! Definitely drawn to the art style.

Bill J
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 8/6/2024

Brilliant compostion in this festival poster by Borja González! I love the seeming symmetry of this piece, with the two figures centered at the top of the stairs, the two sides of the railing echoing each other and the two figures at the bottom of the stairs in similar poses, but that's where it stops. Suddenly you notice the two twisting trees that bend and curve in completely different directions. And you notice the dark figure behind the woman at the top of the stairs has a knife that threatens the woman in front of her. And suddenly you realize that all is not orderly, something mysterious is going on here. Stunning work by Borja González! Great pick-up, congrats!

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