[Closed] R.I.P H.R Giger 🙁

That's really sad, a truly original artist, love his stuff too...

Great artist very unique. Sad news

wow utterly unique and helped give us the best alien/monster ever

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“When Giger first started working, he went to the production secretary and said: ‘I want bones.’ And I remember seeing all these trucks pull up one day loaded with boxes. They had been to medical supply houses, slaughterhouses, and God knows where else, and the next day the studio was full of bones and skeletons of every possible description. There was a whole row of human skulls in flawless condition. Three snake skeletons in a perfect state of preservation. A rhinoceros skull. He had everything. And he started sculpting with these bones and with styrofoam.

“So you’d go into Giger’s studio and you’d see this guy looking like Count Dracula, dressed all in black leather, with his black hair, lily-white skin, and blazing eyes. He was surrounded by a room full of bones he was carving away frantically at this giant block of styrofoam, and his whole black leather costume and his hair were covered with snowflakes from the stuff.

“It was a very hot summer in London, and one day we were out on the lawn, having a picnic, and we all had our shirts off. Except Giger, who was still decked out in his leathers. And everybody tried to get him to take off that jacket, but he wouldn’t do it. You see, I don’t think he dares take off those clothes, because if he did you’d see that underneath he’s not human. He’s a character from an H.P.Lovecraft story.”

🙂

Inimitable crazy genius.

Ah, pants. RIP (and a cool leather jacket).

I actually know who he is (was) which says a lot about him as I couldn't name anyone else doing the same sort of thing.

Astronaut #1: Bother. I can't seem to open up this milk.

Astronaut #2: In space, no one can. Here, use cream.

Is it me, or does the back of that alien head look a tiny bit like a bell end?

Is it me, or does the back of that alien head look a tiny bit like a bell end?

I'm guessing that somebody's not familiar with the work of H.R Giger. 😛

I've been a huge fan of Giger since my teens, amazing work and such a bizarre and occasionally tragic life. Plus he had crowdsurfing lawyers slap papers on Glenn Danzig for using one of his works outside of the licensing terms.

He he, he liked drawing rude things!

I actually know who he is (was) which says a lot about him as I couldn't name anyone else doing the same sort of thing.

get your leather jacket, Cougar

Giger was awesome and completely bonkers. Had loads of his art stuck on my walls during college years.