HR Giger 1940-2014 - Basic Art Series 2.0

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HR Giger 1940-2014 - Basic Art Series 2.0
H. R. Giger

Revised edition

Hardback (01 Oct 2018)


Publishers Synopsis

Swiss artist HR Giger (1940-2014) is most famous for his creation of the space monster in Ridley Scotts 1979 horror sci-fi film Alien which earned him an Oscar.

In retrospect this was just one of the most popular expressions of Gigers biomechanical arsenal of creatures which consistently merged hybrids of human and machine into images of haunting power and dark psychedelia.

The visions drew on demons of the past harking back as far as Gigers earliest childhood fears as well as evoking mythologies for the future.

Above all they gave expression to the collective fears and fantasies of his age: fear of the atom of pollution and wasted resources and of a future in which our bodies depend on machines for survival.


From surrealist dream landscapes created with a spray gun and stencils to album cover designs from guillotine-like sculptures to self-designed bars Giger personally guides us through his multi-faceted universe in this definitive introduction to a master of horror. Detailed reproductions and designs and a foreword by Timothy Leary complement Gigers intimate autobiographical texts.


Book information

ISBN:9783836534208
Publisher:TASCHEN
Imprint:Taschen
Pub date:01 Oct 2018
Edition:Revised edition
DEWEY:709.2
DEWEY edition:23
Language:English
Number of pages:95
Weight:634g
Height:217mm
Width:265mm
Spine width:16mm