Author: Manuel Santelices
ISBN: 978-956-9910-01-2
Description: After nearly 30 years as a journalist, many are surprised to learn that Manuel Santelices is also an illustrator. A few years ago, he began sharing his illustrations on Facebook and Instagram and set out to create something every day: groups of models on haute couture runways, glamorous film stars in their homes in the Hollywood hills, portraits of artists, actors and politicians — characters who filled his childhood and teenage imagination, drawn mostly in ink and watercolor. His illustrations are inevitably tied to his work as a journalist. In 1992 he moved to New York as a correspondent for Cosas magazine — where he is now international editor — and later worked as a fashion writer for Vogue México & Latinoamérica and as a contributor to the Spanish editions of Elle, Harper's Bazaar, GQ and Esquire, among others. His drawings are made with a curious blend of admiration and cynicism toward their subjects, reflecting a certain irony and placing them in unexpected situations that sometimes suggest a comment or reflection, and other times are simply a stylistic exercise. In that spirit: what if Fidel Castro had welcomed Coco Chanel to Cuba dressed in Chanel? What would Barack Obama, Michelle Bachelet and Evo Morales look like as young Gucci models? What if Donald Trump climbed his wall and realized he was left alone on the wrong side? What if Malala Yousafzai and Diana Vreeland met for lunch at Bergdorf Goodman? What if Princess Diana's ghost visited her son at Kensington Palace? The possibilities are endless. This book — from LAK Editores — is a political and social commentary, a fashion album, a shrine to pop culture and, above all, a personal diary of passions and obsessions.
Price: $25,000
Height x Width: 19 x 27
Pages: 184
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