Luísa Petiz
Luísa Petiz, Lisbon 1995, is a Portuguese architect graduated from the University of Architecture in Lisbon (FAUTL, 2018).
Currently she dedicates herself almost exclusively to interior design and drawing watercolor illustrations based in her interest in the oriental culture.
In the beginning of 2021 she was invited for a collaboration with Elle Decoration China Magazine for a publication of a watercolor she made from a trip to Hangzhou in China. The “Hangzhou West Lake” was published on the May 2021 issue.
In June 2021 she did an exhibition named “Macau em Aguarelas” at the Consulate General of Portugal in Macau and Hong Kong, in Macau, to celebrate the Portuguese national holiday the 10th of June, with the watercolors she did from Macau.
In March 2022, the artist took the opportunity to explore her interest for the culture, landscapes and colors of the East, continuing to create watercolors of Macau and extending her attention to other places in China, in the exhibition named "A Glance Over the East" at Fundação Rui Cunha, Macau.​
"This project was born from the interest to explore my two big passions: travelling and architecture. I always loved visiting new places, wether famous cities and landmarks or hidden and mysterious locations. When I was younger I used to do a lot of urban sketching in Portugal and it quickly became a hobby. I started taking my notebook and watercolor box everywhere I'd travel to. Later, as an architect, I began looking closely into details and I got fascinated with the different styles of cultures, buildings and landscapes. I started saving my memories from those places I had travelled to in watercolors, and helping others remember their special places around the world."