H.R. Giger was a Swiss artist and designer known for his nightmarish science-fiction motifs. Giger is best known for his book Necronomicon (1977), as well as his design work for Ridley Scott’s 1979 feature film Alien. “Some people say my work is often depressing and pessimistic, with the emphasis on death, blood, overcrowding, strange beings and so on, but I don't really think it is,” he ...
Cult artist H.R. Giger was a big deal right after ALIEN was released in 1979. All of my friends ran out and bought his books Necronomicon and Giger’s Alien. His “biomechanical” designs had the ...
Hans Ruedi Giger (/ ˈɡiːɡər / GHEE-gər; German: [ˈɡiːɡɐ]; 5 February 1940 – 12 May 2014) was a Swiss artist best known for his airbrushed images that blended human physiques with machines, an art style known as "biomechanical". He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for the visual design of Ridley Scott 's 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien, and was ...
Birth of HR Giger HR Giger was born in Chur as the second child of Melly Giger-Meier and the pharmacist Hans Richard Giger. Above their Steinbock pharmacy is the large, dingy rented apartment which, together with the entrance hallway and the pharmacy itself, becomes his favorite playground. His sister Iris is seven years older. Kindergarten Attended kindergarten, first at the Catholic ...
H.R. Giger was the pioneer who defined contemporary sci-fi horror, and created the iconic creature Alien. Read on to discover more.
H. R. Giger His 25 most brilliant works In memory of Hans Rudolf Giger, who was born in 1940 and passed away in 2014. He was a Swiss visual artist who became world-famous after having designed the monsters, attire, and aesthetics for the science fiction movie "Alien", released in May 1979. H. R. Giger with works done for the movie Dune, 70's.