This exceptional watercolor and gouache painting actively challenges flat architectural documentation, utilizing premium, large-scale archival paper to capture the intimate, maximalist, and multi-layered domestic universe of legendary Belgian fashion icon Dries Van Noten. Santelices masterfully coordinates fluid, highly saturated indigo watercolor washes and dense matte gouache applications to build a breathtaking still life layout. The arrangement thrives on an intricate visual rhythm, displaying Chinoiserie porcelain tableware, blooming blue hydrangeas, emerald glass chalices, and a monumental sterling silver candelabra over a detailed chocolate-brown baroque patterned textile base.
A new series inspired by architecture, décor and stylish personalities of the world of interior design.
Purchase this unique watercolor and gouache painting by Manuel Santelices online directly through The Art Design Project platform.
Watercolor and Gouache Painting - Dries Van Noten's table, 2025
Dries Van Noten’s table, 2025
From the Interiors series
Gouache and watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 24 H x 18 W in.
Signed by the artist
Unframed
Santelices is a chilean artist and journalist living and working in New York for the last 20 years. After writing stories about style, design, art, and politics for a number of magazines, including the Spanish editions of Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, and Esquire, and being a fashion writer in New York for Vogue Mexico and Latin American for 7 years.
