Sorayama, erotic artist extraordinaire
If you haven't yet
heard of him, let me introduce you to Japanese illustrator Hajime Sorayama. I had
been aware of single artworks of his, but a while ago I have come across his book,
Masterworks, with most of his best paintings, and - beyond repeating the often
said obvious about him: Sorayama is the most amazing contemporary erotic
illustrator - I am simply astonished at his incredible output.
Just amazing! He's as old as myself and, like myself, has worked
since 1970, i.e. for more than 50 years.
An interview with Oyster said: "In an
era being taken over by technology, the technical skill of a master who creates
these robotic forms in a super-reality that is entirely handmade, is almost
incomprehensible." Entirely handmade - incomprehensible,
indeed.
Hajime Sorayama is know for his erotic
paintings of not only women, but also robots, as well as his outrageous
fantasies. He uses pencil, brush and the airbrush. I start my extensive
pictorial with a comparison to the Peruvian artist Alberto Vargas,
the painter of many a locker-door pin-up; though obviously Sorayama's work
is much more versatile.
Here is a sampler of
his book,
another link webringjustice and
this site from Russia Icart.
