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Looking at Life with Noted Illustrator Raul Gonzalez
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Brookline, MA — Growing up in El Paso, Texas, Raul Gonzalez remembers always being interested in drawing, although he didn't visit his first museum until he was 18 years old.
Today, this self-taught artist works as a book illustrator and designer of rock and roll posters.
"I am mainly inspired by comic books and illustrated books," Gonzalez noted.
He moved to Boston 8 years ago and says that he is very fortunate to be able to work and live in such a culturally diverse city.
Gonzalez's work has been exhibited in many galleries throughout the nation, and he teaches at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Architectural College, as well as the Brookline Arts Center.
He is the illustrator behind AttorneyMan, a comic book for lawyers created by Karen Katz (www.attorneyman.org).
Gonzalez also acts as one of the members of the Miracle5 art collective (www.themiracle5.com), comprised of five artists, each of whom is represented by a specific Superhero character.
Gonzalez's superhero alter ego is known as Cerebot, the servo-bot.
Gonzalez explained that he was interested in finding parallels between American history and cartooning, and that Cerebot was modeled after the interpretation of minorities by American cartoonists in the 1930s and ,40s.
"Cerebot is the comedic fall guy for the rest of the Superheroes in the Miracle5," Gonzalez noted.
"If anything is going to go wrong, it's going to be because of Cerebot."
The Miracle5 recently exhibited at the Rhys Gallery and the Essex Art Center.
Currently, Gonzalez is preparing for an exhibit at the Brookline Arts Center based on his illustrations in Philosophical Tales by Martin Cohen, set to be published by Blackwell Publishing in April 2008.
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Gonzalez and other members of the Miracle5 will also be participating in a discussion organized by the Brookline Arts Center as part of its ArtistsNOW program, a five-month initiative that encourages young, recently graduated artists to progress in their work while providing them with the opportunity to reach a new, larger audience.
Gonzalez in the midst of preparing a new Miracle5 show.
In addition, he is planning an exhibition at the New England Gallery for Latin American Art (Gallery NEGLAA) in East Boston, focusing on fictional boxing characters.
"Mostly, I just like to share art and artwork.
Illustrating and teaching help me do that," Gonzalez concluded.