| 1947 |
Born as an eldest son of carpenter and housewife in Imabari City,
Ehime-Ken, Japan |
| 1965 |
Graduated from Imabari Kita High School in Imabari City.
Entered Shikokugakuin University, majoring in English Literature
|
| 1967 |
Left University and entered Chuo Art School in Tokyo |
| 1969 |
Graduated from Chuo Art School.
Employed by the advertising firm Asahi Tsushin-sha in Tokyo |
| 1972 |
Became a free-lance illustrator |
| 1983 |
SEXY ROBOT (Genkou-sha) |
| 1984 |
PIN UP (Graphic-sha) |
| 1985 |
ILLUSTRATION Video (Fuji Television)
VENUS ODYSSEY (Tokuma Communication) |
| 1988 |
SEXY ROBOT Poster Book
(Benedikt Taschen, Germany) |
| 1989 |
HAJIME SORAYAMA
(Benedikt Taschen, Germany) |
| 1992 |
HYPER ILLUSTRATIONS
(Bijutsu Shuppan-sha)
HAJIME SORAYAMA CD-Rom
(DVP, CA, USA)
|
| 1993 |
THE GYNOIDS (Treville)
HAJIME SORAYAMA Collector Cards
(Comic Image, N.J., USA)
|
| 1994 |
HAJIME SORAYAMA Collector Cards 2
(Comic Image, N.J., USA)
First lithographs published
(Robert Bane Editions, USA)
First one-man show in America at the Tamara Bane Gallery, CA,
USA
Special Sorayama article appeared in the Silver Anniversary issue
of Penthouse Magazine
|
| 1995 |
Designed a mechanical warrior in a science fiction movie "Space
Trucker"
Long-term engagement to publish Sorayama art monthly in Penthouse
Magazine
Create a sexy robot for HBO cable tv series "T&A 2000"
|
| 1996 |
HAJIME SORAYAMA Collector Cards 3
(Comic Image, N.J., USA)
SORAYAMA VOLUME I CD-Rom
(MSD-Japan)
Lithograph I
(Robert Bane Editions, USA)
Conceptual design work of assassin woman for the movie "Spawn"
|
| 1997 |
SORAYAMA VOLUME II CD-Rom
(MSD-Japan)
NAGA (Sakuhin-sha)
SORAYAMA, CALL IN BEAUTIES
(Bijutsu Shuppan-sha)
BLIND BEAUTIES
(Volks Co., Ltd.) |
| 1998 |
TORQUERE (Sakuhin-sha)
One-man show at Tamara Bane Gallery in CA, USA
One-man show at ECR, Cologne, Germany
The Complete Works of Hajime Sorayama 1964-1999 (Sakuhin-sha)
|
| 1999 |
One-man show at the Tamara Bane Gallery, Los Angeles, California,
USA
Design AIBO Robot-dog for Sony Corporation
Received the Grand Prix of the Sony AIBO Good Design Awards (Ministry
of International Trade and Industry)
Received the Grand Prix of the Digital Art (Interactive) Section
of the Sony AIBO Good Design Awards (Agency)
|
| 2000 |
The Gynoids-Reborn (E.T.)
SORAYAMART (Soleil Production, Toulon, France)
Sorayama, Moria (Edition Kunst der Comic GmbH, Sonneberg, Germany)
The Gynoids- Genetically Manipulated (E.T.)
Ek ton metallicon (Sakuhin-sha)
|
| 2001 |
Aerosmith Album Cover Design/Artwork “Just Push Play”
One-man exhibition at the Tamara Bane Gallery, Los Angeles, California,
USA
|
Hajime Sorayama was born in 1947 in Ehime prefecture, Japan. Sorayama
entered Shikoku Gakuin University in 1965. After the publication of
PINK JOURNAL in 1967, he left the school and entered the Chuo Art School.
Graduating in 1969, he was hired at an advertising firm as a comprehensive
illustrator. He began working independently as a free-lance illustrator
in 1972. Sorayama drew his first robot in 1978. His books and video
include SEXY ROBOT (Genko-Sha, 1993), PIN-UP (Graphic-Sha, 1984), ILLUSTRATION
VIDEO (Fuji Television, 1985), VENUS ODYSSEY (Tokuma Communications,
1985), Poster Book SEXY ROBOT (Taco, Berlin, 1988), HAJIME SORAYAMA
(Taco, 1989), HYPER ILLUSTRATIONS (Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha, 1989), and HYPER
ILLUSTRATIONS 2 (Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha, 1992).
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