Italian Artist Maps Chaotic Harbours, City Squares And Inner Storms In Copic‑and‑Ink Drawings

Thomas Pondrelli is an Italian illustrator and painter based in Bologna whose work ranges from densely detailed ink‑and‑Copic drawings to bold, simplified acrylic paintings and children’s books.

In his self‑published artbook Bulimia he uses 24 illustrations to portray bulimia not only as an eating disorder but as a compulsive, consumerist attempt to fill an inner void, while other pieces like “Al Porto” function as busy, wimmelbild‑style crowd scenes packed with tiny narratives. More recently he has focused on children’s publishing, with wordless picture books such as Safari and projects like Insectopolis and Animali in 3 colpi di pennello for Italian publishers, as well as showing small acrylic works (elephants, teapots and more) in exhibitions like “Moments of Illumination.”

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