Nhow is an international hotel chain based on a disruptive concept in which each hotel is in itself a unique work of art, with architecture and interior design that is carefully designed to the last detail, combined with innovative design.

NHOW AMSTERDAM RAI HOTEL

Nhow Amsterdam Rai is a 4-star hotel located in the city centre. My works of art merge with the architecture and interior design, developed by renowned architect Reinier de Graaf, is located next to the Rai Convention Centre in the city of Amsterdam.

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Artista especializado en arte para hoteles e interiorismo | Nhow Amsterdam > Moana Bar
Artista especializado en arte para hoteles e interiorismo | Nhow Amsterdam > Moana Bar
Artista especializado en arte para hoteles e interiorismo | Nhow Amsterdam > Moana Bar
Artista especializado en arte para hoteles e interiorismo | Nhow Amsterdam > Moana Bar

WALL ART FOR MOANA BAR

The art for Moana Bar embodies an artistic proposal where cultures converge and dialogue. Here, the hotel’s visual imagery is revealed in all its splendor, focusing on an unprecedented fusion between Japanese and Mexican cultures.

An immense mural, recreated by hand from the light projection of my digital composition, captures the essence of this dialogue: two imposing catrinas dominate the scene. One of them, transformed, adopts the delicacy and mystery of a modern geisha. The other blends with flowers associated with Mexican culture. Around them, a mosaic of iconic elements comes to life: from vibrant Mexican flowers to ethereal yūrei (幽霊), mythological ghosts of Japan. Each detail, each stroke, constructs a surrealist narrative, in which two cultures, which at first glance might seem worlds apart, coexist in a surprisingly fluid and natural harmony.

 


CATRINAS AND GEISHAS: THE UNION OF TWO CULTURAL IDENTITIES

The two large decorated skulls, reminiscent of the iconic Mexican Catrinas, are transformed with a distinctive twist into Geishas: the skull on the left, in vibrant yellow tones, displays Japanese flower designs around the eyes and teeth, creating the visual fusion between Japan and Mexico5. To its right, another Catrina boasts a voluminous hairstyle in the traditional style of Japanese geishas. This skull incorporates a stylization of the mitsudomoe (三つ巴), (which is an ancient Japanese symbol) in the eyes and a small lucky cat (maneki-neko) on the forehead, further blending cultural elements24.

Artista especializado en arte para hoteles e interiorismo | Nhow Amsterdam > Moana Bar
Artista especializado en arte para hoteles e interiorismo | Nhow Amsterdam > Moana Bar
Artista especializado en arte para hoteles e interiorismo | Nhow Amsterdam > Moana Bar
Artista especializado en arte para hoteles e interiorismo | Nhow Amsterdam > Moana Bar
Artista especializado en arte para hoteles e interiorismo | Nhow Amsterdam > Moana Bar
Artista especializado en arte para hoteles e interiorismo | Nhow Amsterdam > Moana Bar
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Artista especializado en arte para hoteles e interiorismo | Nhow Amsterdam > Moana Bar
Artista especializado en arte para hoteles e interiorismo | Nhow Amsterdam > Moana Bar
Artista especializado en arte para hoteles e interiorismo | Nhow Amsterdam > Moana Bar
Artista especializado en arte para hoteles e interiorismo | Nhow Amsterdam > Moana Bar