Giger
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- Author：H.R. Giger
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Summary
H。R。 Giger's multi-faceted career: From surrealistic dream landscapes to album cover designs and sculptures
For decades H。R。 Giger （1940--2014） reigned as one of the leading exponents of fantastic art。 After he studied interior and industrial design for eight years at the School of Commercial Art in Zurich， Switzerland， from 1962 till 1970， he was 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 sculptures。 In addition， Giger's multi-faceted career includes designing two bars， located in Tokyo and Chur， as well as work on various film projects--his creation of the set design and title figure for Ridley Scott's film Alien won him not only international fame but also an Academy Award for Best Achievement for Visual Effects （1980）。
About the series:
Each book in TASCHEN's 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 illustrations with explanatory captions
For decades H。R。 Giger （1940--2014） reigned as one of the leading exponents of fantastic art。 After he studied interior and industrial design for eight years at the School of Commercial Art in Zurich， Switzerland， from 1962 till 1970， he was 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 sculptures。 In addition， Giger's multi-faceted career includes designing two bars， located in Tokyo and Chur， as well as work on various film projects--his creation of the set design and title figure for Ridley Scott's film Alien won him not only international fame but also an Academy Award for Best Achievement for Visual Effects （1980）。
About the series:
Each book in TASCHEN's 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 illustrations with explanatory captions
Reviews
David Segovia
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This book is a small autobiography of the reowned artist and creator of the Alien Monster HR。Giger。 The book details some aspects of their early days， the gathering of fears and obsession since school have a deep impact in their vision of life。 The book is well organize and have a lot of illustrations explicated in a chronological order。The book is very recommended for people that want to have a first contact with Giger biography and art。
Sireli R。
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Creepy art。 Love it！
Quiver
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A pleasant surprise—the text appears to have been written by Giger sometime before 1981 （the date of the prologue by Timothy Leary）。 In other words， the illustrations of biomechanical horror are accompanied by an autobiographical first-person voice， describing events， anecdotes， and background happenings。 More insightful than a standard biography， and actually fun！
Ben
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Giger is an absolute visionary！
Panczito
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Mroczne cipki i siusiaki。 Wydanie ktore posiadam ma troche inna okladke。 Przekrojowy artbook tworcy ，，Obcego，， wzbogacony o kilka ciekawych historyjek z zycia artysty。 Troche niezrozumialym zabiegiem jest powielanie tych samych tekstow w trzech jezykach przez cala ksiazke。
Mark
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A good， short， introduction to H。R。 Giger's work， with a foreward written by Timothy Leary， and Giger's commentary alongside the illustrations。 A good， short， introduction to H。R。 Giger's work， with a foreward written by Timothy Leary， and Giger's commentary alongside the illustrations。 。。。more
Vinayak Hegde
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A fantastic introduction to H R Giger and his brilliant human-mechanistic artwork （some of it including his Oscar-winning work for Alien）。 The autobiographical work talks about his own influences and journey as an artist。 I picked this up at the H R Giger Museum in Gruyeres， Switzerland and it was a really informatic read about his work over several decades。The print of the artwork as also well done and quality of book printing is also nice。 A true window into the mind of a unique artist。
Cristian Morales
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Bastante chiva cuando describe sus interacciones con Jodorowsky y Dalí。 Lo que más me llama la atención es como obras tan grotescas y macabras puedan ser tan estéticas。
Reference
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