Sorayama, Hajime

(1947 Ehime Prefecture- ) (Japan)

   Pin-up artist and graphic designer. Studied at Shikoku Gakoin University and the Chuo Art School in Tokyo. Well published illustrator, known for super-realistic airbrush images, credited with developing the fembot theme.

   Reproductions: Honey dew; 2005; Olley, 2005: p. 210 . Lucky strike; 2005; Olley, 2005: p. 213 [C]. Marilyn the mermaid; Benedict, 1983: p. 85 [C]. [Nude woman]; Benedict, 1983: p. 6 [C]. Sexy robot; 2005; Olley, 2005: p. 211 [C]. Untitled [leather corsetted woman]; 2005; Olley, 2005: p. 212 [C]. [Woman in futuristic metallic clothing]; Benedict, 1983: p. 54 [C]. [Woman in lingerie]; Benedict, 1983: p. 56 [C].

   Source: Hajime Sorayama, Latex galatea: pan exotica (Tokyo: Edition Trevilk, 2003), 92 p., ill.; Hajime So-rayama, Pin-up(Cologne: Taschen Comics, 1985); Ha-jime Sorayama, Sexy robot (Tokyo: Genkosha, c1989); Sorayama: complete works (Sakuhin-Sha, 1999), 480 p., ill.