Door of the Charity at the Nativity Facade of the Sagrada Familia, by Etsuro Sotoo (detail)
In 1978 Etsuro Sotoo visited Barcelona and was impressed by the Sagrada Familia. He worked as a stonecutter and has been working since then on sculptures for the building, following the instructions left by Antoni Gaudí. At first he worked on the Nativity Façade. Among other figures there were sculptures of angels, musicians and singers, children, as well as the fruit baskets crowning the pinnacles of the temple.
He has also designed the doors installed on the Nativity facade (inaugurated in December 2015 after many years of work), made of bronze[1] and glass, decorated with plants, insects and small animals. He has made four gargoyles to be installed in the towers of the Evangelists, currently under construction. In addition, Sotoo was commissioned to restore the sculptures of the Porta del Rosari, damaged in the Spanish Civil War. He also worked on the design of tubular bells installed in Gaudí thought bell towers of the three facades of the Sagrada Familia.
He is also author of a monument commemorating the 150th anniversary of the signature Louis Vuitton in Barbera del Valles (2004) and Memorial Angel Lace (2003) in Arenys de Munt and sculpture of Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer (2004) in the Montalegre church for Barcelona.
In Japan, author of Birth (1985) and The Old Man and the Girl (1988) in the Art Museum Chohachi Matsuzaki and sculptures Pineapples (1993) at the Stadium of Fukuoka and Five Elements (1997) at the Institute of Fukuoka monument of 1500 m2 dedicated to water, the wind, the sky, fire and earth. Sotoo was a visiting professor of Kyushu University User Science Institute, School of Engineering Main Building and ambassador of Kesennuma, Rias Sanriku (Japan). He was also vice president of the Nipon Center of Canet de Mar.
Triviaedit
In his native Japan he is nicknamed the "Japanese Gaudí".
Referencesedit
Sotoo Etsuro (2010). Vertical Freedom. Conversations on the Sagrada Familia. ISBN978-84-9920-062-0.
^"Las puertas de la Fachada de la Natividad de la Sagrada Familia, obra de Etsuro Sotoo", Chiara Curti, architect, Es Japón, 1 June 2016, (in Spanish). [Consulted 9 June 2019].
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Etsuro Sotoo.
"Etsuro Sotoo: Master sculptor in Spain found calling in a pile of rocks", Joji Sakurai, The Japan Times, 1 April 2017.
Interview
Etsuro Sotoo will rebuild the Gaudi's Pedrera main esculpture
January 01, 1970
etsuro, sotoo, 外尾悦郎, born, 1953, fukuoka, prefecture, japanese, sculptor, strongly, influenced, antoni, gaudí, interest, gaudí, convert, catholic, church, most, noted, work, sculptures, located, sagrada, familia, barcelona, contents, biography, trivia, referen. Etsuro Sotoo 外尾悦郎 born 1953 in Fukuoka Prefecture is a Japanese sculptor strongly influenced by Antoni Gaudi His interest in Gaudi led him to convert to the Catholic Church His most noted work are sculptures located in the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona Etsuro Sotoo Contents 1 Biography 2 Trivia 3 References 4 External linksBiography edit nbsp Door of the Charity at the Nativity Facade of the Sagrada Familia by Etsuro Sotoo detail In 1978 Etsuro Sotoo visited Barcelona and was impressed by the Sagrada Familia He worked as a stonecutter and has been working since then on sculptures for the building following the instructions left by Antoni Gaudi At first he worked on the Nativity Facade Among other figures there were sculptures of angels musicians and singers children as well as the fruit baskets crowning the pinnacles of the temple He has also designed the doors installed on the Nativity facade inaugurated in December 2015 after many years of work made of bronze 1 and glass decorated with plants insects and small animals He has made four gargoyles to be installed in the towers of the Evangelists currently under construction In addition Sotoo was commissioned to restore the sculptures of the Porta del Rosari damaged in the Spanish Civil War He also worked on the design of tubular bells installed in Gaudi thought bell towers of the three facades of the Sagrada Familia He is also author of a monument commemorating the 150th anniversary of the signature Louis Vuitton in Barbera del Valles 2004 and Memorial Angel Lace 2003 in Arenys de Munt and sculpture of Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer 2004 in the Montalegre church for Barcelona In Japan author of Birth 1985 and The Old Man and the Girl 1988 in the Art Museum Chohachi Matsuzaki and sculptures Pineapples 1993 at the Stadium of Fukuoka and Five Elements 1997 at the Institute of Fukuoka monument of 1500 m2 dedicated to water the wind the sky fire and earth Sotoo was a visiting professor of Kyushu University User Science Institute School of Engineering Main Building and ambassador of Kesennuma Rias Sanriku Japan He was also vice president of the Nipon Center of Canet de Mar Trivia editIn his native Japan he is nicknamed the Japanese Gaudi References editSotoo Etsuro 2010 Vertical Freedom Conversations on the Sagrada Familia ISBN 978 84 9920 062 0 Las puertas de la Fachada de la Natividad de la Sagrada Familia obra de Etsuro Sotoo Chiara Curti architect Es Japon 1 June 2016 in Spanish Consulted 9 June 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Etsuro Sotoo Etsuro Sotoo Master sculptor in Spain found calling in a pile of rocks Joji Sakurai The Japan Times 1 April 2017 Interview Etsuro Sotoo will rebuild the Gaudi s Pedrera main esculpture Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Etsuro Sotoo amp oldid 1218683929, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
