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An illustration of a person hiding behind a grey building wall, holding a small white card. In the background, a blue sign reads “T SALI E TABACCHI BAR”.
An illustration of a person hiding behind a grey building wall, holding a small white card. In the background, a blue sign reads “T SALI E TABACCHI BAR”.

Rome-based Andrea Chronopoulos’ illustrations are quirky and a little bit cheeky

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Date
20 April 2016

Greece-born, Italy-based Andrea Chronopoulos’ portfolio is full of personal work and editorial illustrations for various Italian magazines. Andrea’s still finding his signature style and his work is reminiscent of other illustrators like Kyle Platts and Martina Paukova, yet the quirky and unusual situations he places his characters in offers something a little different. 

Neatly constructed we see a topless girl on her laptop, a seemingly debonair man with a smoking and drinking problem and a cool looking photoshoot. A mix of single images and mini comic strips, there’s a cheekiness to Andrea’s work and his colour palette keeps it looking fresh rather than naive. As well as working individually, Andrea is also part of Studio Pilar, an illustrator collective and independent publisher based in Rome. 

An illustration of a person looking through binoculars at a football pitch. In the lenses, two footballs are visible, while the background shows a blue screen with red and white abstract shapes.
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Andrea Chronpoulos

An illustration of a person with a camera taking a photo of another person posing in a studio. They are surrounded by a softbox light, a potted plant and a wooden chair.
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Andrea Chronpoulos

An illustration of a person wearing a purple headscarf and smoking a cigarette. A square image of a sunny desert landscape with a single palm tree covers their eyes.
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Andrea Chronpoulos

An illustration of a person with blonde hair lying in bed, partially covered by white sheets. They are surrounded by a pineapple, a houseplant, a record player and a croissant.
An illustration of a person with short brown hair and glasses walking through a gallery. They wear a blue coat and trousers, with a patterned fabric visible beneath the coat.
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Andrea Chronpoulos

An illustration of a person with long orange hair standing before a framed painting of a night scene. The painting depicts a starry sky, a red horizon and a blue body of water.
An illustration of a person with a moustache and a cigarette tucked behind their ear. They hold a white cup and a blue-and-white object that emits a swirling blue plume of steam.
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Andrea Chronpoulos

An illustration of a person with a moustache leaning against a brick wall, holding a cigarette. They look towards a person with long blonde hair walking away, while a speech bubble containing a musical note floats between them.
An illustration of a person in a blue suit holding a large orange basketball against a black, starry background. They are surrounded by floating, colourful abstract shapes and stylised basketball courts.
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Andrea Chronpoulos

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About the Author

Rebecca Fulleylove

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Rebecca Fulleylove is a freelance writer and editor specialising in art, design and culture. She is also senior writer at Creative Review, having previously worked at Elephant, Google Arts & Culture, and It’s Nice That.

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