Hajime Sorayama Sexy Robot Floating Black Version 2021 Figure with LED Base, Edition of 500
Hajime Sorayama Sexy Robot Floating Black Version 2021 Figure with LED Base, Edition of 500
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Metal skin, held in the air
Sorayama's chrome robot woman, first painted with an airbrush, here stands in three dimensions and appears to float. The black finish deepens every reflection. It is the defining image of his career in a form that sits on a shelf.
Best for: Collectors of Japanese pop sculpture and robot design
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New and unused, kept in storage.
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Hajime Sorayama's Sexy Robot, floating, in the black version of 2021: the chrome gynoid that made his name, cast as a 56 cm figure in PVC with silver plating, raised on a lit base, from an edition of 500. New and unused.
The Piece
Since the late 1970s Sorayama has painted his Sexy Robots with an airbrush, rendering metal skin so precisely that light seems to slide across it. The figure carries that finish into three dimensions: a slender robot woman, every joint and panel line articulated, her surface a dark, smoky metal that throws back long reflections.
Here she floats. Arms held loose at her sides, toes pointed, she hovers above a black conical plinth with only the tips of her feet in contact, and an LED in the base lights her from below. The second photograph turns her in profile, showing the arch of the back and the poise of the pose.
The black version trades the familiar mirror silver for a deeper tone, which makes the play of highlights all the more pronounced.
Details
- Artist: Hajime Sorayama
- Title: Sexy Robot floating, black version
- Year: 2021
- Medium: PVC with silver plating, resin, LED light
- Edition: 500, as stated
- Dimensions: H 56 x W 35 x D 35 cm (22 x 13.8 x 13.8 in)
- Colour: Black metal
- Origin: Japan
Dimensions as stated; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- New and unused, kept in storage.
- The two photographs show the edition itself; every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade S (unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
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Offered as an authentic Sorayama edition from the run of 500, as described; this has not been verified by an outside authority, and a team of curators reviews each piece from photographs before it is offered. Dust with a soft dry cloth only, keep out of direct sun, and avoid touching the plated surface with bare hands.
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Packed by hand in Japan, double-boxed with ample cushioning. At this size we compare EMS, FedEx and air cargo, so the shipping cost is quoted and agreed with you before purchase, insured and tracked. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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