Giger
2001
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H.R. Giger is a painter, Oscar award winner and cult figure for the international artistic community for which his aesthetics of the apocalypse represent inspiration and spiritual healing. This book explores the inner hidden world within Giger's pictures. Giger's multi-faceted career: From surrealistic dream landscapes, to album cover designs, and sculpture
For the last three decades H.R. Giger has reigned as one of the leading exponents of fantastic art. After hestudied interior and industrial design for eight years at the School of Commercial Art in Zurich, Switzerland(1962-1970), hewas soon gaining attention as an independent artist, with endeavors ranging from surrealistic dream landscapes created with a spray gun and stencils, to album cover designs for famous pop stars, and sculpture. In addition, Gigers multi-faceted career includes designing two bars, located in Tokyo and Chur, as well as work on various film projectshis creation of the set design and title figure for Ridley Scotts film Alien won him not only international fame but also an award for Best Achievement for Visual Effects (1980).
"The more famous I get, the more I am tolerated, albeit with some head-shaking."
H.R. Giger
About the Series:
Each book in TASCHENs Basic Art Series features:
a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
a concise biography
approximately 100 colour illustrations with explanatory captions
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Imprint:
Koln ; London : Taschen, 2001.
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col. ill.
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ISBN:
9783822813188 (pbk)
Dewey class:
709.2759
LC class:
ND553.D3
Language:
English
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BRN:
2733217