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H. R. Giger
Hans Ruedi Giger was a Swiss artist best known for his airbrushed images that blended human physiques with machines, an art style known as "biomechanical". He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for the visual design of Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien, and was responsible for creating the xenomorph alien itself. His work is on permanent display at the H. R.…
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culture · Swiss artist (1940–2014) · painter · sculptor · architect · illustrator · graphic designer · designer · film director · filmmaker · architectural drafter · artist · also H. R. Giger, Hans Ruedi Giger, Giger
Born 5 February 1940 · Died 12 May 2014 · Q312640
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2026· 1 entry
2021· 1 entry
Artnet: Artist H. R. Giger Felt He Never Got the Credit He Deserved for His Role in the ‘Alien’ Franchise. A New Show Gives Him His Due
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2014· 6 entries
loudwire: Triptykon Cancel Maryland Deathfest Gig in Wake of Artist H.R. Giger’s Passing
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Noisecreep: H.R. Giger: A Look at 11 Album Covers by the Swiss Surrealist Mastermind
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Yahoo: 'Alien' artist H.R. Giger dies at 74
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National Post: Swiss artist H.R. Giger, who designed the alien from the film 'Alien,' dies at 74
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Died 2014-05-12.
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On 12 May 2014, Giger died in a Zürich hospital after suffering injuries from a fall.
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame (2013).
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1998· 1 entry
Giger acquired the Saint-Germain Castle in Gruyères, Switzerland, which now houses the H
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1980· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for Alien (1980).
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1979· 1 entry
Awarded Inkpot Award (1979).
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1962· 1 entry
Where he studied architecture and industrial design at the School of Applied Arts until 1970
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1940· 2 entries
Born 1940-02-05.
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In Chur, the capital city of Graubünden, the largest and easternmost Swiss canton
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