Hajime Sorayama

Hajime Sorayama, born in 1947 in Imabari (Japan), is a Japanese artist known worldwide for his hyperrealistic depictions of robotic and female creatures. He began his career in commercial illustration, before coming to prominence in the 1980s with his "Sexy Robots", a blend of eroticism and futuristic aesthetics. Influenced by science fiction, American culture, industrial design and manga, Sorayama develops a universe where the body is transformed, sublimated and mechanized. His work, a cross between art and design, has influenced fashion, cinema and robotics (notably the AIBO robot for Sony). Today, he is considered a cult figure of visual cyber-eroticism, exhibited internationally and collected by numerous institutions.