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Hajime Sorayama is known world-wide for his imaginative and highly accomplished paintings of beautiful women. Using brush, pencil and acrylic paint, airbrushing only finishing details, he creates memorable images in a hyper-realistic style. He is often referred to as the contemporary Vargas by those familiar with his pin-up style works, and is respected by artists and illustrators for his perfect technique.
In retrospect, Sorayama’s work has been remarkably prescient. Beginning in the 1970’s and evolving into the 21st century, the futuristic aura of the robotic, mythic and fantastical figures in his art have always been ahead of their time.
The complete works of the acclaimed illustrator best-known for his sexy robots A reference catalog to Sorayama’s rich and highly detailed work, this thorough volume presents many new illustrations and is beautifully printed to showcase his extraordinary talent, wondrous imagination, and impeccable skill.
The Japanese artist Sorayama is a global phenomenon and has the reputation of being an enfant terrible. At last there is a new and considerably expanded edition of his “Complete Masterworks” in enhanced print quality and at a very reasonable price. This thick tome is a reference catalogue to Sorayamas rich work including a lot of new illustrations. Printed in high-density and best possible quality his “Masterworks” sparkle with extraordinary talent, wondrous imagination and impeccable skill. Enjoy!Hajime Sorayama (空山 基, Sorayama Hajime, born February 22, 1947) is a Japanese[1] illustrator known for his precisely detailed, erotic portrayals of feminine robots, along with his design work on the original Sony AIBO. He describes his highly detailed style as “superrealism”, which he says “deals with the technical issue of how close one can get to one’s object.”
Hajime Sorayama is an illustrator known worldwide for his precisely detailed, erotic airbrush portrayals of women and feminine robots. He designed the female borg Romulan for the Star Trek series, provided art for Terminator 3, designed the first generation of Sony AIBO robotic pets, and was one of 25 Japanese artists to be commissioned by Nike to create a tribute to the company’s White Dunk. His art has been featured in Penthouse and Playboy, and is in the permanent collections of MOMA and the Smithsonian Institution.
Modern English-language editions of Soryama’s art books give his name as Hajime Sorayama, using conventional Western order, with given name followed by surname. Some older publications give his name as Sorayama Hajime, using native Japanese name order, which reverses Western order.
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