Giger

基本信息

系列: Basic Art Series 2.0

Hardcover: 96页

出版社: TASCHEN; New Edition (2019年6月3日)

语种： English

ISBN-10: 3836534207

ISBN-13: 978-3836534208

产品尺寸及重量: 21.6 x 1.9 x 26 cm

书籍简介

Swiss artist HR Giger (1940–2014) is most famous for his creation of the space monster in Ridley Scott’s 1979 horror sci-fi film Alien, which earned him an Oscar. In retrospect, this was just one of the most popular expressions of Giger’s biomechanical arsenal of creatures, which consistently merged hybrids of human and machine into images of haunting power and dark psychedelia.

The visions drew on demons of the past, harking back as far as Giger’s earliest childhood fears as well as evoking mythologies for the future. Above all, they gave expression to the collective fears and fantasies of his age: fear of the atom, of pollution and wasted resources, and of a future in which our bodies depend on machines for survival.

From surrealist dream landscapes created with a spray gun and stencils to album cover designs, from guillotine-like sculptures to self-designed bars, Giger personally guides us through his multi-faceted universe in this definitive introduction to a master of horror. Detailed reproductions and designs and a foreword by Timothy Leary complement Giger’s intimate autobiographical texts.

作者简介

汉斯·鲁道夫·吉格尔，英文名Hans Rudolf Giger、H. R. Giger，1940年2月5日出生于瑞士的格劳宾登州库尔，是瑞士知名的超现实主义画家、雕塑家，以及设计师。他曾设计电影《异形》中的外星生物，因而赢得奥斯卡金像奖的最佳视觉效果奖。2014年因在楼梯跌倒命危，2014年5月12日在一间医院与世长辞，终年74岁。

HR Giger (1940–2014) was a Swiss painter, sculptor, and designer, who combined surrealist influences and dark fantasies to create his very own biomechanical universe. He first received acclaim in the 1960s with his airbrushed fantasies of post-apocalyptic creatures and landscapes, and rose to fame through high profile movie work, most notably the creation of the monster in Alien, which won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. HR Giger was named in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2013.