The master mind and horror master behind "Alien movies" - H.R. Giger

H.R. GIGER was born in the city of Chur, Switzerland 1940. Giger grew up in a middle-class family. His father was a pharmacist in 1962 he went to Zurich to study industrial design and architecture. He was fascinated with dark and strange things, and later on, he founded his inspiration from magazine photos featuring Jean Cocteau's works and Salvador Dali. Giger produced his first artworks in 1964, it was mostly oil paintings and ink drawings. leading to his first exhibition in 1966. In 1968 Giger started his career as an artist and as a filmmaker, his first posters was published worldwide in 1969. In the years to come Giger had mastered freehand painting style, in addition to his great skills using the Airbrush, which had led to the creation of many of his famous and well-known artworks including the surrealistic Biomechanical dreamscapes.

In 1977 Giger had published his famous book the "Necronomicon". The Necronomicon was a visual inspiration for the director Ridley Scott for his famous and well-known film "Alien". in 1980 Giger earned his first Oscar for his achievements, mainly in visual effects. He participated in the design of the film's extraordinary otherworldly environments, in addition to his contribution in staging the film's life cycle. it is worth mentioning his works in films like: species, Alien 3, and Poltergeist

HR Giger Museuem

In June of 1998, the museum of HR Giger was opened, in the city of Gruyères, Switzerland. The museum hosted the largest collection of Giger’s sculptures, furniture, film designs, and paintings. The museum has a huge private art collection, which includes artworks by Ernst Fuchs,Günther Brus,Joe Coleman,Andre Lassen,François Burland,Bruno Weber,Salvador Dali, Friedrich Kuhn and Sibylle Ruppert.

Prizes and Awards

• 1979 , “Inkpot Award”, San Diego Comic Convention
• 1980, “Academy Award” for Visual Effects on “Alien”, (Oscar)
• 1991, “Readercon Small Press Award”.
• 1993 , “The Ink-redible Tattoo Award” New York.
• 1994 , “Anerkennungspreis”, Grisons,
• 1998, "Vargas Award" from Airbrush Action magazine, 1998
• 2004 , "La Médaille de la Ville de Paris"

HR. Giger Work in films

• 1979, science fiction/horror Alien, designed the film's life cycle, film environments, and the film's title character.
• 1986,Aliens Science-fiction and horror film, director James Cameron Productions, 20th Century Fox
• 1988, "Tokyo The Last Megapolis" based on the book by Hiroshi Aramata.
• 1990, Alien 3, motion picture by David Fincher, 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles/London
• 1995, Species science fiction/horror directed by Roger Donaldson, MGM, Los Angeles
• 1997, Alien: Resurection, Science-fiction, director Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Brandywine Productions, 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles.
• 1998, Species II directed by Peter Madak MGM, Los Angeles.
• 2004, Alien vs. Predator. Director and screenwriter, Paul W.S. Anderson.
• 2006, Alien vs. Predator 2, Directed by Colin and Greg Strause Projected release in 2007.

HR. Giger died aged 74 leaving behind, a legacy that he will be remembered with.

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