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[[File:Sagradafamilia-1.jpg|thumb|Etsuro Sotoo]] |
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'''Etsuro Sotoo''' (外尾悦郎, born 1953 in [[Fukuoka Prefecture]]) is a Japanese sculptor strongly influenced by [[Antoni Gaudí]]. His interest in Gaudí led him to convert to the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. His most noted work are sculptures located in the [[Sagrada Familia]] in [[Barcelona]]. |
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{{Infobox artist |
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| name = Etsuro Sotoo |
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| native_name = {{nobold|外尾悦郎}} |
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| native_name_lang = ja |
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| birth_name = Etsurō Sotoo |
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| birth_date = {{bya|1953}} |
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| birth_place = [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]] |
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| image = ETSURO SOTOO (cropped).png |
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| caption = Sotoo in 2010 |
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| image_size = 230px |
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| known_for = [[Sagrada Família]] [[sculpture]]s |
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| movement = [[Modernisme]] |
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| education = [[Kyoto University]] ({{small|[[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]}}) |
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| awards = {{ubl|[[Ratzinger Foundation#Ratzinger Prize|Ratzinger Prize]] {{small|(2024)}}|{{Interlanguage link|International Gold Medal Award for Merit in Catholic Culture|it|Premio internazionale medaglia d'oro al merito della cultura cattolica}} {{small|(2011)}}}} |
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'''Etsurō Sotoo''' ({{langx|ja|外尾悦郎}}; born {{abbr|c.|circa}} 1953 in [[Fukuoka Prefecture]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=&role=&nation=&subjectid=500335037|title=ULAN Full Record Display {{!}} Etsuro Sotoo|publisher=[[Union List of Artist Names]]|accessdate=2024-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2017/04/01/people/etsuro-sotoo-master-sculptor-spain-found-calling-pile-rocks|title=Etsuro Sotoo: Master sculptor in Spain found calling in a pile of rocks|author=Sakurai, Joji|date=2017-04-01|publisher=[[The Japan Times]]|accessdate=2024-12-18}}</ref> is a Japanese sculptor strongly influenced by [[Antoni Gaudí]]. His interest in Gaudí led him to convert to the [[Catholic Church]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.openculture.com/2020/08/the-japanese-sculptor-who-dedicated-his-life-to-finishing-gaudis-magnum-opus-the-sagrada-familia.html|title=The Japanese Sculptor Who Dedicated His Life to Finishing Gaudí’s Magnum Opus, the Sagrada Família|author=Marshall, Colin|date=2020-08-24|publisher=Open Culture|accessdate=2024-12-18}}</ref> His most noted work are sculptures located in the [[Sagrada Família]] in [[Barcelona]]. He is nicknamed the "Japanese Gaudí" in his native Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gaudifoundation.org/blog/detail-expert/etsuro-sotoo|title=Etsuro Sotoo {{!}} Former Chief Sculptor at the Sagrada Familia|publisher=Gaudí World Foundation|accessdate=2024-12-18}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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[[File:Sagrada Familia March 2015-12a.jpg|thumb| |
[[File:Sagrada Familia March 2015-12a.jpg|thumb|Close-up floral details of the ''Portal of Charity'' at the Nativity Façade of the Sagrada Família, by Etsuro Sotoo<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.catalannews.com/life-style/item/first-door-of-the-nativity-facade-of-the-sagrada-familia-has-now-been-fitted|title=First door of the Nativity Façade of the Sagrada Família has now been fitted|author=Sendra, Enric|date=2014-07-17|publisher=[[Catalan News Agency]]|accessdate=2024-12-18}}</ref>]] |
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In 1978 Etsuro Sotoo visited Barcelona and was impressed by the [[Sagrada |
In 1978 Etsuro Sotoo visited Barcelona and was impressed by the [[Sagrada Família]].<ref name=mjp>{{cite news|url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241123/p2g/00m/0et/037000c|title=Sotoo becomes 1st Japanese, sculptor to win famed Vatican prize|author=Kyodo|date=2024-11-23|publisher=[[Mainichi Shimbun|The Mainichi]]|accessdate=2024-12-18}}</ref> 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. |
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He has also designed the doors installed on the Nativity |
He has also designed the doors installed on the Nativity Façade (inaugurated in December 2015 after many years of work), made of bronze<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.esjapon.com/las-puertas-de-la-fachada-de-la-natividad-de-la-sagrada-familia-obra-de-etsuro-sotoo-15276|title=Las puertas de la Fachada de la Natividad de la Sagrada Familia, obra de Etsuro Sotoo|trans-title=The doors of the Nativity Façade of the Sagrada Familia, the work of Etsuro Sotoo|author=Curti, Chiara|publisher=Es Japón|date=2016-06-01|language=es|accessdate=2019-06-09}}</ref> 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 Família. |
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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. |
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. |
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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 m |
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 m<sup>2</sup> 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]]. |
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At the age of 37, Sotoo converted to [[Catholicism]] in honor of his admiration and study of Gaudí's work, baptizing himself with the name ''Luca Michelangelo'' ({{langx|ca|Luca Miquel Àngel}}).{{sfn|van Hensbergen|2017|p=247}} In 2015, he created the [[pulpit]] of [[Florence Cathedral|Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore]] in [[Florence]], [[Tuscany]], [[Italy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toscanaoggi.it/firenze-card-betori-inaugura-nuovo-ambone-in-cattedrale|title=Firenze cardinale Betori inaugura nuovo ambone in Cattedrale|trans-title=Florence cardinal Betori inaugurates new pulpit in Cathedral|language=it|author=Editorial Staff|date=2015-11-01|website=Toscanna Oggi|accessdate=2024-12-18}}</ref> Sotoo was awarded the [[Ratzinger Prize]] in 2024, alongside Irish theologian [[Cyril O'Regan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/259399/japanese-sculptor-notre-dame-s-o-grath-to-receive-prestigious-ratzinger-prize|title=Japanese sculptor, Notre Dame’s O’Regan to receive prestigious Ratzinger Prize|author=Martínez-Bordiú, Almudena|date=2024-09-20|publisher=[[Catholic News Agency]]|accessdate=2024-12-18}}</ref><ref name=mjp/> |
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==Trivia== |
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* In his native Japan he is nicknamed the "Japanese Gaudí". |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Sotoo Etsuro (2010). ''Vertical Freedom. Conversations on the Sagrada Familia''. {{ISBN|978-84-9920-062-0}}. |
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== Works cited == |
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* {{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/libertad-vertical-Vertical-freedom-Conversaciones/dp/8499200621|last=Sotoo|first=Etsuro|title=La Libertad Vertical: Conversaciones Sobre La Sagrada Família|trans-title=Vertical Freedom: Conversations on the Sagrada Família|language=es|publication-date=2010-11-15|publisher=Ediciones Encuentro, S.A.|isbn=978-84-9920-062-0|accessdate=2024-12-19}} |
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* {{cite book|url=https://www.google.com.ph/books/edition/The_Sagrada_Familia/mdksDgAAQBAJ|title=The Sagrada Familia: Gaudí's Heaven on Earth|last=van Hensbergen|first=Gijs|publication-date=2017-05-18|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]]|isbn=978-84-01-34713-9|accessdate=2024-12-18}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [https://www.etsurosotoo.com/en Official website] |
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* [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2017/04/01/people/etsuro-sotoo-master-sculptor-spain-found-calling-pile-rocks/#.XP1pqo_grv8 "Etsuro Sotoo: Master sculptor in Spain found calling in a pile of rocks"], Joji Sakurai, ''The Japan Times'', 1 April 2017. |
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*[http://www.gaudiclub.com/ingles/i_partici/sotoo.html |
*[http://www.gaudiclub.com/ingles/i_partici/sotoo.html ''How Etsuro Sotoo discovered Gaudi, nature and God at the Sagrada Família''], Interview by Willem de Klerk |
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*[http://www.artneutre.net/2010/06/etsuro-sotoo-recuperara-lescultura-que.html Etsuro Sotoo will rebuild the Gaudi's Pedrera main esculpture |
*[http://www.artneutre.net/2010/06/etsuro-sotoo-recuperara-lescultura-que.html Etsuro Sotoo recuperarà l'escultura de Gaudí que havia de coronar La Pedrera] {{literal translation|''Etsuro Sotoo will rebuild the Gaudi's Pedrera main esculpture''}} (in Italian), Art Neutre, 10 June 2013 |
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Latest revision as of 05:06, 19 December 2024
Etsuro Sotoo | |
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外尾悦郎 | |
Born | Etsurō Sotoo 1953 (age 71–72) |
Education | Kyoto University (BA) |
Known for | Sagrada Família sculptures |
Movement | Modernisme |
Awards |
Etsurō Sotoo (Japanese: 外尾悦郎; born c. 1953 in Fukuoka Prefecture)[1][2] is a Japanese sculptor strongly influenced by Antoni Gaudí. His interest in Gaudí led him to convert to the Catholic Church.[3] His most noted work are sculptures located in the Sagrada Família in Barcelona. He is nicknamed the "Japanese Gaudí" in his native Japan.[4]
Biography
[edit]In 1978 Etsuro Sotoo visited Barcelona and was impressed by the Sagrada Família.[6] 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 Façade (inaugurated in December 2015 after many years of work), made of bronze[7] 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 Família.
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.
At the age of 37, Sotoo converted to Catholicism in honor of his admiration and study of Gaudí's work, baptizing himself with the name Luca Michelangelo (Catalan: Luca Miquel Àngel).[8] In 2015, he created the pulpit of Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.[9] Sotoo was awarded the Ratzinger Prize in 2024, alongside Irish theologian Cyril O'Regan.[10][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "ULAN Full Record Display | Etsuro Sotoo". Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ Sakurai, Joji (1 April 2017). "Etsuro Sotoo: Master sculptor in Spain found calling in a pile of rocks". The Japan Times. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ Marshall, Colin (24 August 2020). "The Japanese Sculptor Who Dedicated His Life to Finishing Gaudí's Magnum Opus, the Sagrada Família". Open Culture. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Etsuro Sotoo | Former Chief Sculptor at the Sagrada Familia". Gaudí World Foundation. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ Sendra, Enric (17 July 2014). "First door of the Nativity Façade of the Sagrada Família has now been fitted". Catalan News Agency. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ a b Kyodo (23 November 2024). "Sotoo becomes 1st Japanese, sculptor to win famed Vatican prize". The Mainichi. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ Curti, Chiara (1 June 2016). "Las puertas de la Fachada de la Natividad de la Sagrada Familia, obra de Etsuro Sotoo" [The doors of the Nativity Façade of the Sagrada Familia, the work of Etsuro Sotoo] (in Spanish). Es Japón. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ van Hensbergen 2017, p. 247.
- ^ Editorial Staff (1 November 2015). "Firenze cardinale Betori inaugura nuovo ambone in Cattedrale" [Florence cardinal Betori inaugurates new pulpit in Cathedral]. Toscanna Oggi (in Italian). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ Martínez-Bordiú, Almudena (20 September 2024). "Japanese sculptor, Notre Dame's O'Regan to receive prestigious Ratzinger Prize". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
Works cited
[edit]- Sotoo, Etsuro (15 November 2010). La Libertad Vertical: Conversaciones Sobre La Sagrada Família [Vertical Freedom: Conversations on the Sagrada Família] (in Spanish). Ediciones Encuentro, S.A. ISBN 978-84-9920-062-0. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- van Hensbergen, Gijs (18 May 2017). The Sagrada Familia: Gaudí's Heaven on Earth. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-84-01-34713-9. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- How Etsuro Sotoo discovered Gaudi, nature and God at the Sagrada Família, Interview by Willem de Klerk
- Etsuro Sotoo recuperarà l'escultura de Gaudí que havia de coronar La Pedrera lit. 'Etsuro Sotoo will rebuild the Gaudi's Pedrera main esculpture' (in Italian), Art Neutre, 10 June 2013