Hajime Sorayama – författare

SORAYAMA: A Grandmaster of technical and erotic phantasy without limits. The Japanese artist Sorayama lives in Tokyo. He is a global phenomenon and has the reputation of being an enfant terrible. His art is being shown at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Smithsonian Institute of Technology Museum. Washington DC, the World Erotic Art Museum, Miami and numerous exhibitions around the world. 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! - Sorayamas surreal and futuristic DADAIST images not only produce incredible sensations in the observer, but also blend into a unique homage to life. With joyful freedom he combines and morphs fear with happiness, pain with pleasure, repulsion with attraction, past with future, flesh with metal, the organic with ethereal. Stronger than any constraint, the energy of life and love that goes through his work is what I admire most in his amazingly perfect technique. Thierry Mugler / SORAYAMA: Ein Großmeister der Fantasie in Sachen Technik und Erotik ohne jede Grenze. Der japanische Künstler Sorayama lebt in Tokyo und gilt weltweit als Phänomen und enfant terrible. Seine Werke finden sich u.a. im Museum of Modern Art, New York, Smithsonian Institute of Technology Museum. Washington DC, World Erotic Art Museum, Miami und über die Jahre weltweit in zahlreichen Kunstausstellungen. Endlich liegt eine wesentlich erweiterte Neuausgabe seiner COMPLETE MASTERWORKS in verbesserter Druckqualität und vor allem zu einem sehr günstigen Preis vor. - Sehr viele Nachwuchskreative aus dem Bereich der Airbrushmalerei sehen in Sorayama ihr großes Vorbild. Eine der Ursachen ist zweifellos der Umstand, dass Sorayama seine Vorliebe für alles Leuchtende und Glänzende sowohl bei den Sexy Robots als auch bei den vielen Pin-Up-Variationen so perfekt mit dem Pinsel umgesetzt hat, dass ihm fälschlicherweise die Spritzpistole als wesentliches Arbeitsmittel zugeschrieben worden ist. Sicher ein Missverständnis, mit dem es sich gut leben lässt Arno Welke Sorayama ist unangefochten die Nr. 1 in Sachen erotischer Illustrationen! Peter W. Czernich (Marquis)

A critical appraisal of Sorayama, the influential Japanese artist renowned for his sleek, science-fiction–inflected paintings, drawings, and monumental sculptures rendered with extraordinary technical precision.Trained as an illustrator and industrial designer, Hajime Sorayama first gained international recognition for his role in the design of Sony’s original AIBO robotic dog in 1999. His artistic practice soon expanded into a highly distinctive body of work—most notably his hyper-realistic, often provocative depictions of gynoid figures—that has drawn sustained critical and popular attention for over three decades.Blending meticulous realism with a persistent fascination with futurism, Sorayama has produced a vast and influential oeuvre encompassing sketches, paintings, sculptures, and large-scale installations. His work has been exhibited internationally and positioned him among the most significant figures in Japanese pop art, alongside Takashi Murakami, Yayoi Kusama, and Keiichi Tanaami. Beyond the gallery, Sorayama’s imagery has permeated popular culture through major fashion collaborations and high-profile cultural moments, including large-scale sculptural works and global stage productions.Published on the occasion of a traveling retrospective, this volume presents newly produced works alongside key historical pieces, offering a focused examination of Sorayama’s enduring impact on contemporary art and visual culture. Featuring a selection of newly completed works alongside classic pieces, the book serves as an essential reference for scholars, collectors, and audiences interested in science fiction, design, and the evolving dialogue between art and popular culture.