My Take
Okay, this one genuinely gives me chills. A guy born in Fukuoka, trained at the Kyoto City University of Arts, who ends up in Barcelona carving stone on the Sagrada Familia, Gaudi's wild unfinished cathedral. I mean, come on. He didn't just visit, he settled in and spent decades there, becoming one of the lead sculptors on a building that's been under construction longer than most countries have existed. What gets me is the patience of it. No flashy persona, no hype, just a man and his chisel quietly inheriting somebody else's impossible dream across an ocean and a language barrier. There's something almost monastic about devoting your hands to stone that won't be finished in your lifetime. I find that quietly heroic, honestly.
Overview
Etsuro Sotoo is a Japanese sculptor born on January 1, 1953, in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. He studied at Kyoto City University of Arts and is widely known for his long-term work as a sculptor on the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain. In addition to his sculptural practice, he has worked as a lecturer and university educator.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Etsuro Sotoo
- Name (Japanese)
- 外尾悦郎
- Reading
- そとお えつろう
- Born
- January 1, 1953 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake (巳)
- Origin
- Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Sculptor / Lecturer / University Educator
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School
- University
- Kyoto City University of Arts
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.etsurosotoo.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sotooetsuro/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%96%E5%B0%BE%E6%82%A6%E9%83%8E
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.