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Nostril Cheese

05-13-2014 04:36 AM

HR Giger R.I.P.

Truly an original..

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1399984574.jpg

seanratpel

05-13-2014 06:12 AM

Wasn't he the same guy that did all the design work for the original Alien movies?

kach22i

05-13-2014 06:27 AM

"Alien" artist, surrealist H.R. Giger dies aged 74
ZURICH Tue May 13, 2014
Alien artist, surrealist H.R. Giger dies aged 74 | Reuters

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One example of this was his 1973 record cover design for "Brain Salad Surgery" by English rock group Emerson, Lake and Palmer's which depicted a human skull encased in a machine.

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The son of a chemist, he studied architecture and industrial design in Zurich, and first experimented with ink drawing and polyester works before moving onto large freehand airbrush works showcasing nightmarish dreamscapes.

His work explored the relationship between the human body and the machine, and he created surrealist images of humans fused with industrial parts, a style he described as "biomechanical".

vash	05-13-2014 06:50 AM

he changed the standards on movie monsters..

RIP

Baz	05-13-2014 11:36 AM

Thanks for the post, NC.....

What an amazing talented man.

He will be missed!

R.I.P. sir.

Scott R

05-13-2014 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by seanratpel (Post 8061945)

Wasn't he the same guy that did all the design work for the original Alien movies?

Also the "Riddick" series. And many others.

craigster59

05-13-2014 01:42 PM

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1400017290.jpg

Brain Salad Surgery and is also credited with the popular tattoo style of "bio-mechanics".

targa911S

05-13-2014 03:23 PM

Truly the father of bio-mechanical art..

zipinitaly

05-13-2014 05:58 PM

My family and I stumbled upon his museum/cafe' in Switzerland....truly a crazy place. RIP

Baz	05-13-2014 06:28 PM

Baz	05-13-2014 06:29 PM

https://giger.com/gigerframeset.php

Nostril Cheese

05-13-2014 07:06 PM

Most of these were large scale airbrushed prints. Amazing work. I remember reading somewhere that Giger was detained at an airport once as the customs officials thought the paintings were photographs..

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1400036769.jpg

Tobra

05-13-2014 08:56 PM

I always dug his stuff. That guy and Escher

zipinitaly

05-14-2014 02:57 AM

A few pictures from his cafe in Gruyere, Switzerland...from 2006

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1400064982.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1400065006.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1400065025.jpg

seanratpel

05-14-2014 04:19 AM

looks like a nice relaxing place to me

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