Fantasy and Reality Collide in Illustrations by Alessandra De Cristofaro

Fan­ta­sy and real­i­ty col­lide in the illus­tra­tive world of Alessan­dra De Cristo­faro. Her edi­to­r­i­al pieces, includ­ing an ongo­ing series for Van­i­ty Fair/Italy, offers a slice of life with a twist. The char­ac­ters are often exag­ger­at­ed in scale and have their inner thoughts mate­ri­al­ized; a dev­il and angel perch on the shoul­der of one woman, while anoth­er char­ac­ter wel­comes her knight-and-shin­ing armor out of her head and into real life. The com­bi­na­tion is visu­al­ly allur­ing yet relat­able. How many times have you cried so much it feels like you fill an ocean?

Alessan­dra often shares her sur­re­al illus­tra­tion on Insta­gram.