Sadlands
Studio and gallery images from Soto's "Sadlands" exhibition. Exploring daydreams of a future Southern California lost in time and technology. Shown at KP Projects, Los Angeles.
After The Storm
The floodplains swell with life.
Angels
Downtown Los Angeles in the far future.
The Eye
The twin Matterhorn peaks are beacons for the mysterious Eye.
The Portal
Plants reclaim the earth and take energy from the universe.
Wandering Cloud
Floating endlessly and silently watching over the inland basin.
Arise
Just touching the inland floodplains.
The Wickerman
The massive Wickerman overlooks the wild overgrowth of a future Los Angeles sunset.
The Winds
Watts Towers in the far future.
Skully
The monolithic remains of a forgotten civilization.
The Flower
A portal emerges and bestows a gift upon the wind swept lands.
The Sanctuary
A safe refuge from the harsh winds and rain.
The Setting Sun
The sun sets in the west as the great flyer rises over LAX
The Owl
A wise and mysterious sentinel.
Sunset and Sunrise
Exploring future landscapes
Solar System
A series of paintings based on celestial bodies
The Cactus Garden
The guardian keeps watch over the eclectic collection
The Butterfly
The butterfly escapes the cage, damaged yet free.
Chaos Owl
Peer into the eyes of chaos
FutureGods
Paintings from Soto's exhibit at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History.
The Sotofish Society I
Work from Soto's solo show at Jonathan LeVine Gallery NYC
The Sotofish Society II
Work from Soto's solo show at Jonathan LeVine Gallery NYC
Empellón
Three interior murals created for Empellón's Murray Hill NYC location.
Owl Family
Mural in Brenham, Texas
The Butterfly
A mural for the City of Lancaster, part of Pow Wow Antelope Valley
Graffiti
Solo exhibit at Bunsen Goetz Galerie, Nuremberg.
Chaos Owl
Installation for Outside In exhibit at ArtCenter College of Design, Los Angeles.
PotatoStamp
Solo poster exhibit at Riverside Art Museum
La Brea Owl
A mural on L.A.'s La Brea Ave.
Nightgardens I
Paintings and watercolors from Nightgardens, Soto's solo show at KP Projects, Los Angeles.
Nightgardens II
Paintings and watercolors from Nightgardens, Soto's solo show at KP Projects, Los Angeles.
Sun Earth and Moon
Installation at Long Beach Museum of Art for Vitality and Verve: Transforming the Urban Landscape
Pow Wow Taiwan
Overlooking downtown Taipei, these three walls (Reaper, Owl, and Snake) represent heroic and tumultuous times in Taiwan's history.
Slauson Owl/Cat Converse
Painted on a hot summer day in Los Angeles, the Owl was soon defaced by a local tagger. Days later Soto returned to create a more evolved and aggressive Cat.
Flowers
A Flower for every month.
Le Chat, Lyon France
Inspired by a friendly local cat, Soto created his mural "Le Chat Terrible" on the wall of an abandoned post office in Lyon, France.