Esther Cela - Desde la otra orilla

Title: The Other Shore

Original work in a contemporary naïf style that depicts a festive scene in a coastal town. The composition centers on the dialogue between architecture, human figures, and the marine landscape, using a vivid and contrasted color palette that reinforces the celebratory nature of the scene.

At the center of the work, a group of characters participates in traditional dances, generating a sense of movement and rhythm. The urban environment, with façades in bright colors facing the sea, creates a luminous, Mediterranean atmosphere.

The artist incorporates recurring symbolic elements in her work, such as the clock, alluding to the passage of time and the ephemeral nature of the moment, and the bunting, associated with celebration, collective identity, and community life. These elements add an additional conceptual reading to the figurative scene.

The composition also introduces a second narrative layer through several figures situated on the opposite shore, in a contemplative attitude, establishing a contrast between participation and observation, and suggesting the coexistence of different perspectives within a single experience.

The work is part of contemporary figurative art, with a personal naïf language, and highlights memory, everyday life, and human relationships in shared spaces.

Technical information

Artist: Esther Cela
Nationality: Spanish
Year of birth: 1974
Year of realization: 2025
Style: Contemporary – Naïf
Technique: Acrylic on canvas
Materials: High-quality acrylic and acrylic markers for details.
Artwork: Original
Signature: Hand-signed on the front of the canvas.
Dimensions
Painting size: 127 × 91 cm

Overall canvas size: 140 × 104 cm
(Includes approximately 4–5 cm of free margin on each side to facilitate framing)

Frame: Not included

Shipping: The work will be shipped rolled, properly protected and packaged in a rigid cardboard tube, by a recognized international transport company. The shipment will have a tracking number. Shipping available to European countries, including the United Kingdom. No shipping outside Europe due to the size of the work and transport conditions. Any taxes or customs duties that may apply in the destination country are the buyer’s responsibility.

Note: Colors may present slight variations from the images shown due to differences in screen calibration.