Alekos Fassianos presents the interior of his house in Papagos, Athens.

“Alekos Fassianos is probably the best-known living painter in Greece. Simple and immediate, his drawings of common people, objects, and events are icons of our popular culture. His art is self-explanatory. He draws pleasure from the small, common things because he’s a pragmatist who believes that life is lived every day, so everyday things are the only ones that matter. But to be honest, even if we wanted to ask for clarifications, I doubt whether the artist would enjoy giving them. He’s a man of few words who speaks slowly and wisely, or who might decide not to speak at all if he doesn’t like a certain question. According to his familiars he’s always been an introvert, a person who prefers expressing himself through his work. And he has produced tons of it: not just drawings but also writing, theater costumes and backdrops, toys, sculptures, lamp shades, coat hangers, over 800 book illustrations, and, ultimately, buildings’.”
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Above is an excerpt from the feature on Greek painter Alekos Fassianos featured in Apartamento magazine issue #24. Text by Evangelia Koutsovoulou (@missgoodherbs). Photography by Adrianna Glaviano
(@adriannaglaviano).
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