HR GIGER

jpfondu · Tue May 13, 2014 8:05 am

Pretty sad to hear he passed away today. He's probably one of the first artists that I really took notice of and I'm sure he has influenced so many other artists. RIP

Wockenfuss · Tue May 13, 2014 8:34 am

Terrible shame. I still display this piece proudly in my home.

wneff · Tue May 13, 2014 8:49 am

Giger's Necronomicon was my first art passion. HR Giger may not be a household name, but as far as nightmare surrealism, he is the master. Some of the most popular sci fi imagery today would not exist if not for his twisted vision.

Wockenfuss · Tue May 13, 2014 8:59 am

The reveal of the Space Jockey is one of my favorite movie moments of all time. My 10 year-old self was in awe of the massive scale, which carries on to this day.

wneff · Tue May 13, 2014 9:10 am

I must get to the Giger Museum someday...

jlabbate · Tue May 13, 2014 9:14 am

RIP to one of the most influential Artists of the last 100 years (not just Sci-Fi)

Tue May 13, 2014 9:15 am

RIP to a great. I know it's sort of a running joke but there's a good reason as to why there's so much Alien(s) art out there. Hell of a design, hell of an influence.

rubberneck · Tue May 13, 2014 9:30 am

A twisted genius, his art was like no other, a truly unique artist.

He leaves behind a fantastic legacy of work.

RIP

Danny4342 · Tue May 13, 2014 9:38 am

Wow - RIP. I just read this really interesting article on him a couple of weeks ago. He put so much time and effort (not to mention his own money!) into projects he believed in. A true maverick.

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/giger/3 ... -never-was

DonPiano · Tue May 13, 2014 9:46 am

Man, this is terrible to see. Obviously people can't last forever, but Giger was an artist who - like many here have mentioned - I fell in love with from a young age. Such an enjoyable person to hear talk as well.

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/h.r. ... rview_1981

Fattyramone · Tue May 13, 2014 9:53 am

The ELP LP sleeve "Brain Salad surgery" was my first expose to his work , groundbreaking of its time

talkingdeads · Tue May 13, 2014 9:55 am

May his eternal dream be free from fear. His vision will be missed

PaintByNumbers · Tue May 13, 2014 9:55 am

Great vision Giger had, loved his work. Thanks for posting that article Danny, will be reading that.

Nice c*ck & balls in the top picture also

Darkknight37 · Tue May 13, 2014 10:04 am

I remember the first time I saw Alien, I had to look up who did the design and stumbled into his dark surreal artwork. Powerful stuff, the guy was a true visionary.

wneff · Tue May 13, 2014 10:04 am

Danny4342 wrote:Wow - RIP. I just read this really interesting article on him a couple of weeks ago. He put so much time and effort (not to mention his own money!) into projects he believed in. A true maverick.

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/giger/3 ... -never-was

ISO The Train

talkingdeads wrote:May his eternal dream be free from fear.

Well said.