This coming April 4th at 7pm, Fifty24SF Gallery in association with Upper Playground presents a print show by renowned Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama. The influential pip-up artist, recognized world-wide for his “sexy robot” paintings, gives fans and collectors a rare opportunity to see his art in person, as this is the Vargas Award winner’s first time showing his work in San Francisco.  A selected collection of new and old prints will be available for purchase at Fifty24SF in Lower Haight, San Francisco. Below is a preview of some of the selected prints by Sorayama.

For more information about the artist and available prints please contact gallery@fifty24SF.com.

Exhibition dates: April 4th – April 26th 2015
Opening: April 4th 7pm

Fifty24SF Gallery
218 Fillmore St.
San Francisco, CA 94117

Fifty24SF Gallery in association with Upper Playground is pleased to present a special print show by renowned Japanese artist, Hajime Sorayama, opening April 4th 2015. Sorayama is recognized world-wide for his uniquely imaginative, erotic style of paintings.  The sleek chrome aesthetic of robotics in a hyper-sexualized feminine form has been a signature style for Sorayama that has spanned over 4 decades. Sorayama is a Vargas Award winner, the highest achievement in air-brush artistry. His art displayed in permanent collections at the MOMA, Smithsonian Institute and the US Library of Congress.

Considered as one of the most influential pin-up artists of our time, Sorayama will be making available for the time in San Francisco, a selected collection of his new and old prints. This will be a rare chance for his fans and collectors to see Sorayama’s work in person.

For more information about the artist and available prints please contact gallery@fifty24SF.com.

 

Exhibition dates: April 4th – April 26th 2015
Opening:  April 4th 7pm

Fifty24SF Gallery
218 Fillmore St.
San Francisco, CA 94117

Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama, known world-wide for his uniquely imaginative and futuristic erotic paintings, will present a special print show at Fifty24SF Gallery in San Francisco next month. Details to be released in the coming week.

Recognized for his precisely detailed, erotic hand painted portrayals of women and feminine robots, Hajime Sorayama is viewed world-wide as one of the influential pin-up artists of all-time. The sleek chrome aesthetic of robotics in a sexualized feminine form has been a signature style that has spanned over 4 decades and shaped society’s conception of erotic art. Sorayama’s work is featured in projects with many of the world’s most powerful brands, including Sony, LucasFilm, Playboy, Marvel Comics, Star Trek and Disney. In addition, his art is displayed in permanent collections at the MOMA, Smithsonian Institute and US Library of Congress. Sorayama is a Vargas Award winner, the highest achievement in air-brush artistry.

 

Upper Playground’s Fifty24SF Gallery is located at 218 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94117.

 

Upper Playground is proud to announce the release of the San Francisco Sightseeing Capsule by Jeremy Fish. Route #1 of the two-part series, takes a tour of SF’s most recognizable landmarks with artist Jeremy Fish adding a creative twist to the familiar places. The artist puts his signature touch on City Hall and the Palace of Fine Arts, among other notable San Francisco locations. Five new designs for the San Francisco Sightseeing Capsule are now available online at upperplayground.com.

 

 

Artists El Mac and Kofie completed a mural at Allan Jeffries Framing (W 3rd St and Sweetzer Ave) in Los Angeles. The large-scale mural depicts El Mac’s profile of a woman’s face with her eyes closed in dark red, surrounded by Kofie’s signature geometrical shapes and lines in black, white and gray.