Giger

ISBN-13: 9783836534208 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 96 str.

H. R. Giger

Opis

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

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O autorze

HR Giger (1940-2014) war ein Schweizer Maler, Bildhauer und Bühnenbildner, der surrealistische Einflüsse und düstere Fantasien zu einem eigenen biomechanischen Universum verschmolz. Erste Anerkennung wurde ihm in den 1960er-Jahren durch seine Fantasy-Darstellungen postapokalyptischer Geschöpfe und Landschaften in Airbrush-Technik zuteil, und berühmt wurde er durch bekannte Filmarbeiten, allen voran seine Erschaffung des "Alien" für den gleichnamigen Film, der mit dem Oscar für die besten visuellen Effekte ausgezeichnet wurde. HR Giger wurde 2013 in die Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame aufgenommen.