Giger

Swiss artist HR Giger is famous for creating the space monster in Ridley Scott's 1979 horror sci-fi film Alien, which earned him an Oscar. His biomechanical arsenal of creatures merged hybrids of human and machine into images of haunting power and dark psychedelia, expressing the collective fears and fantasies of his age. This definitive introduction to a master of horror includes detailed reproductions and designs and a foreword by Timothy Leary.

Format: Hardback
Length: 96 pages
Publication date: 20 March 2021
Publisher: Taschen GmbH

Swiss artist HR Giger, known for his creation of the space monster in Ridley Scott's 1979 horror sci-fi film "Alien," earned an Oscar for his work. Giger's biomechanical arsenal of creatures, which merged hybrids of human and machine into images of haunting power and dark psychedelia, was a popular expression of his vision. His visions drew on demons of the past, harking back to his earliest childhood fears and evoking mythologies for the future. They gave expression to the collective fears and fantasies of his age, including fear of the atom, pollution, and wasted resources, and a future in which our bodies depend on machines for survival. Giger's work ranged from surrealist dream landscapes created with a spray gun and stencils to album cover designs, guillotine-like sculptures, and self-designed bars. This definitive introduction to a master of horror includes detailed reproductions and designs, as well as a foreword by Timothy Leary, complementing Giger's intimate autobiographical texts.

Weight: 612g
Dimension: 261 x 213 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783836534208