Hr Giger

Hr Giger

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Explore the masterful works of surrealist HR Giger with this tribute edition. Spanning over four decades of painting, sculpture, film design and his exclusive museum, this anniversary collection brings together an essay by Andreas J. Hirsch and a biography sourced from Giger's insights and quotes.

HR Giger (1940-2014) gained worldwide fame through his Oscar-winning space monster in the 1979 horror movie Alien directed by Ridley Scott. Beyond this creation, however, Giger's biomechanical arsenal of creatures fused human and machine forms into striking, unsettling and darkly psychedelic images. These creatures evoke myths of the past and our collective fears and fantasies of the present, such as pollution, nuclear power and a future of dependence on machines. This anniversary edition celebrates Giger's life and art, including his sculptures, film design, album covers, self-designed bar and museum, and more. An in-depth essay by Giger scholar Andreas J. Hirsch explores the central themes of his oeuvre alongside a comprehensive biography using quotes and Giger's own words.

Andreas J. Hirsch, born 1961 in Vienna, is an author, curator and artistic photographer. His writings include books on Pablo Picasso, Tina Modotti, Friedensreich Hundertwasser and HR Giger. From 2009 to 2014, he was curator at the KunstHausWien and organized exhibitions on Henri Cartier-Bresson, Linda McCartney and HR Giger, among others.

HR Giger (1940-2014) was a Swiss painter, sculptor, and designer, who combined surrealist influences and dark fantasies to create his very own biomechanical universe. He first received acclaim in the 1960s with his airbrushed fantasies of post-apocalyptic creatures and landscapes, and rose to fame through high profile movie work, most notably the creation of the monster in Alien, which won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. HR Giger was named in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2013.

Hans Werner Holzwarth is a book designer and editor specializing in contemporary art and photography. His TASCHEN publications include the Collector's Editions Jeff Koons, Christopher Wool, Albert Oehlen, Ai Weiwei, and the David Hockney SUMO A Bigger Book, as well as monographs like the XXL-sized Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Materials: Hardcover

Size: 8.9 in H x 6.5 in W x 1.7 in T

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