Her name is Oscar San Miguel, but the artistic world presents itself as Okuda San Migueland in his own words, when he arrives anywhere in the world, his mission is to “transform the gray cement of the cities into color” and his art reaches Ecuador, more precisely Quito.

In the capital of Ecuador, he created a mural in the historic center, which drew criticism for the inclusion of Pikachu in the workwhich pays tribute to the women embroiderers of the municipality of Llano Grande, and which is part of the CaminArte project of the Municipality of Quito, as part of the commemoration of the bicentenary of the Battle of Pichincha.

“I’m very used to being the one who puts the flag in certain places. I think Quito will change a lot because, in part, my mission in the world is to transform the gray cement of cities into color. and above all in something more cultural that everyone can enjoy,” San Miguel said in an interview with the agency EFE.

Regarding the capital's mural, he said that “it's really like a mix between the quasi-digital language of geometry mixed with ancestral imprints, such as Andean, Mayan, Inca, African or Asian culture.

Geometric harmonies, accompanied by a multicolored world, are the style that distinguishes the Spanish. “In his work, geometric rainbow architectures mix with organic shapes, bodies without identity… and symbols that invite reflection in artistic pieces that could be classified as pop surrealism with a clear essence of street forms,” his book reads. Biography.

“His works often raise questions about existentialism, the universe, infinity, the meaning of life and the contradictions of society's false freedom, showing a conflict between modernity and our roots; In short, between the man and himself,” they add in their job description.

His works, now in addition to being present in Quito, can be found in several countries around the world.

As for South America, it was also Peru and work on the Inkapendencia project.

Other countries in the world:

UNITED STATES: Dallas, Denver, Sacramento, Arkansas, New York, among other cities.

Canada: Vancouver, Toronto and Edmonton.

Mexico

Spain

Italy

Morocco

Bulgaria

Russia

These countries are joined by: Belgium, Romania, Sweden, Poland, France, China, Taiwan, Australia, as well as Mauritius, among others.

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Recently, in the Usera district of Madrid, he inaugurated his new Factory of Dreams studio. According to the EFE, it will host exhibitions by several artists and will also serve as a workshop to create their works.

Okuda, author of the controversial Quito mural, has previously used Pikachu and animated characters in other works

An exhibition is currently open at the K 11 Museum in Guangzhou, China.

San Miguel has ventured into video games and is focusing on “new heroes” but also NFTs (non-fungible tokens). “It’s a new language for me, a kind of animation between painting and reality,” he said. EFE.

In November, he plans to open a “super exhibition” in Madrid. (YO)