About me

A Little Bit About me

My name is Miguel Angel and I was born in San Sebastian, Spain, in 1973. My family names are Castrillo Fernandez and Sotoko is my stage name. 

Since I was a child I have always been interested in arts and very specially in painting.

It was as a teenager on a trip to Italy after the death of my father who was the first to get me to draw, that I could see and enjoy among others some of Sandro Botticelli's works...I knew then that someday I would devote a lot of my time to painting as a professional.

After trying various schools of art and design, both in Spain and the United Kingdom; I finally finished my studies at the Massana School of Art in the city of Barcelona (Spain) graduating as as a top technician of Plastic Arts and Design in Applied Mural Arts.

After several unfortunate events that occurred during my 30s, I reached both personal and artistic maturity, and ever since, my life and future have a very clearly defined direction, and that is the Arts.

I have worked very different techniques ranging from drawing in all its forms to mural frescoed paintings as well as graffito, stucco or even altar pieces and stained glass. I am also familiar with acrylic painting, watercolours, collage or any other form of representing my perception of the world or whatever on such supports...

However, it is oils I feel most comfortable working with by using a very thin brushwork to create compositions that address various topics, usually in series which I very much enjoy to show accompanied by short texts.

These works could be erotic, religious or of any other nature...

I also love writing poems and short stories …

Among the places in which my work will be shown and available to enjoy will be the San Joaquin and Santa Ana Museum in the Spanish city of Valladolid...

Best Wishes my friends

Sotoko