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H.R. Giger, Alien Artist and Designer, Dead at Age 74

Posted by Soulskill on from the rest-in-peace dept.

M3.14 writes: "H. R. Giger, the Swiss artist and designer of Ridley Scott's Alien, has died, aged 74. Hans Rudolf 'Ruedi' Giger sustained injuries caused by a fall, Swiss newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung has reported (link in German — English summary available). The terrifying creature and sets he created for Ridley Scott's film earned him an Oscar for special effects in 1980. In the art world, Giger is appreciated for his wide body of work in the fantastic realism and surrealistic genres. Film work was just one of his talents. Giger is also known for his sculptures, paintings and furniture. The H.R. Giger Museum, inaugurated in the summer of 1998 in the Château St. Germain, is a four-level building complex in the historic, medieval walled city of Gruyères. It is the permanent home to many of the artist's most prominent works."

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  1. RIP by TWX · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Rest in Peace, creepy-as-hell man...

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  2. Coffins are vaguely phallic. by i+kan+reed · · Score: 5, Funny

    I suspect Geiger can appreciate one more morbid, vaguely phallic shape as he's laid to rest.

    1. Re:Coffins are vaguely phallic. by GameboyRMH · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Anyone who modded this Troll is completely unfamiliar with his work.

      Many of the things he painted were either full of phallic forms or just actual phalluses.

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      "When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel
  3. Aliens by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    A moment of silence please. I can't think of another artist who's had such a profound visual influence on sci-fi culture.

    1. Re:Aliens by i+kan+reed · · Score: 5, Funny

      In space, everyone can hear your moment of silence.

  4. in the immortal words of giger by nimbius · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I'll pedal a bicycle made out of nightmares, straight up your ass"
    --H.R. Giger, Probably.

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    Good people go to bed earlier.
    1. Re:in the immortal words of giger by Richy_T · · Score: 4, Funny

      I doubt the veracity of that as it doesn't specify a penis shaped bicycle.

  5. RIP HRG by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's a terrible day... the last non-hack artist involved in horror fiction and sci-fi has passed on. While Giger isn't taken too seriously in the fine art world he's certainly worthy of their attention. Too bad he'll likely be mostly remembered as a graphic pop artist.
     
    Rest well, old boy.