Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1940
- Died
- 2014
- Works
- 61
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Chur, Switzerland
Hans Ruedi (February 5, 1940 – May 12, 2014) was a Swiss painter, whose style was adapted for many forms of media, including record albums, furniture and tattoos. The Zurich-based artist was best known for airbrush images of humans and machines linked together in a cold biomechanical relationship. Later he abandoned airbrush work for pastels, markers, and ink.
Known for
- Traceroute — Self (archive footage)2016
- Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World — Self2014
- Jodorowsky's Dune — Self - Artist2013
- Hamburg Journal — self2011
- H.R. Giger Revealed — Self2010
- Monsterland — Self2009
- Alien Makers III — Self2009
- H.R. Giger's Sanctuary — Self2007
- Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures — Self2007
- Berg und Geist — Self2005
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 31
- Total plays
- 219
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/H.+R.+Giger">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Hans Ruedi Giger , ( 1940-02-05 ) 5 February 1940, Chur , Graubünden , Switzerland
- Died
- 12 May 2014 (2014-05-12) (aged 74), Zürich , Switzerland
- Occupations
- Painter, sculptor, set designer, film director
- Style
- Biomechanical art , science fiction , horror , fantasy
- Spouses
- Mia Bonzanigo ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1979 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1981 ) Carmen Maria Scheifele ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 )
- Partner
- Li Tobler (1966–1975)
- Website
- hrgiger .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 5 February 1940
- Died
- 12 May 2014
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rudolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Chur
- Place of death
- Zurich
- Occupation
- artist
- Educated at
- Zurich University of the Arts
- Languages spoken
- Swiss German
- Native language
- Swiss German
Article
Hans Ruedi Giger (/ˈɡiːɡər/ GHEE-gər; German: [ˈɡiːɡɐ]; 5 February 1940 – 12 May 2014) 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. Giger Museum in Gruyères, Switzerland. His style has been adapted to many forms of media, including album covers, furniture, and music videos.
Early life
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