I was actually really intrigued by Cornella's work! Really dark humour which I always love, especially when it's paired with naively bright colours and quite a cutesy children's book aesthetic. Irony is brill, and he does it well with a wicked sense of humour.
His visual signature is very different to mine, but I can appreciate the irony, humour and narrative in it - although I don't often venture quite so dark myself - as that's what I try to portray and create in my won work, albeit in a different way.
I also admire the simplicity of his images, only a few panels that cause such emotion in the onlooker - emotions in the faces created through only a few simple lines! Amazing how much humour he can get into these pieces almost effortlessly it seems (particularly in the last panel in the engagement ring piece - that really made me chuckle). It's just so deadpan, super simple but you can tell what's going on really clearly, and he doesn't even need to use any words, or at least not many if he does. There's no dialogue, which is fairly abnormal for narrative pieces, particularly comics, as his work is usually in panels, but it's really not needed. It's actually a refreshing way to illustrate, in my opinion.
The last thing I'll say about the aesthetic quality of Cornella's work is that he avoids black line as much as possible. Black's a harsh colour which contradicts the irony and tone he goes for in his pieces. You can't contradict a contradiction in art. The playful imagery is what makes the pieces in a way. It's deliciously wicked.
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