HR Giger R.I.P.

[Nostril Cheese]

Truly an original..

[seanratpel]

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

[kach22i]

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

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.

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]

he changed the standards on movie monsters..

RIP

[Baz]

Thanks for the post, NC.....

What an amazing talented man.

He will be missed!

R.I.P. sir.

[Scott R]

Originally Posted by seanratpel

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]

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

[targa911S]

Truly the father of bio-mechanical art..

[zipinitaly]

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

[Baz]

[Baz]

https://giger.com/gigerframeset.php

[Nostril Cheese]

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..

[Tobra]

I always dug his stuff. That guy and Escher

[zipinitaly]

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

[seanratpel]

looks like a nice relaxing place to me