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.
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".
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.
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.
H.R. Giger is the pioneer of Fantastic Realism. His artworks are iconic and define the very notion of sci-fi horror. His biomechanical dreamscapes are known for being nightmarish and eerie. Giger was a troubled soul, with many anxieties and fears, which he portrayed perfectly in his artworks.
H. R. Giger is recognized as one of the world’s foremost artists of Fantastic Realism. Born in 1940 to a chemist’s family in Chur, Switzerland, he moved in 1962 to Zurich, where he studied architecture and industrial design at the School of Applied Arts.
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