Swiss surrealist artist H.R. Giger dies

[Bodhisattva]

Giger's art -- often featuring skeletal, tentacled, protomechanical (Giger called them "biomechanical") figures rendered in shades of blue-gray and brown -- was a mainstay of dorm-room bookshelves and science-fiction hallucinations. Among his most widely known works was the cover for Emerson, Lake & Palmer's 1973 album "Brain Salad Surgery."

But he's probably best known for his design of the Alien, the extraterrestrial species in Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi/horror film "Alien" and its sequels.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/13/showbiz/movies/h-r-giger-dies-obituary/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

 

[Jon]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/13/showbiz/movies/h-r-giger-dies-obituary/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

having a drink here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giger_Bar has been on my bucket list for years. love his work

 

[CrimsonNagus]

"Alien" and "Aliens" are 2 of my favorite movies.

 

[Bamaro]

For those not familiar

 

[TexasBama]

For those not familiar

EL&P iirc

 

[crimsonaudio]

EL&P iirc

Their logo at the bottom didn't give it away? :biggrin:

Giger was a super-weird dude, but he created some reply interesting stuff.

 

[AUDub]

If I had to pick one word to best describe his work, that word would be ​disturbing.

 

[TexasBama]

Their logo at the bottom didn't give it away? :biggrin:

Giger was a super-weird dude, but he created some reply interesting stuff.

Heh. Brain Salad Surgery. I bought the vinyl when it came.
Getting old.