H.R Giger

HR Giger (1940 - 2014 ) was sculptor, set designer and surrealist painter. He was particularly well known for his art and concept designs for the 1979 science fiction horror film, Alien. His art work came to the attention of the Director Ridley Scott, through Giger's "Necronomicon" which was the published collection of hid work.

 These are some for of the examples of Giger's work which inspired his creation for Alien. I find this work terrifying but I love it for that same reason. Also at the time of the film's production, his style of work was something new for people to see. Even though these designs are designed to be intimidating and to make people feel uneasy, I cant help but find them really beautiful, because of the unique and intricate way they have been designed.



His work was then transformed into the life like suit which was used  for the film. Its extremely impressive that such a complex design was able to become some thing which was three dimensional. I first saw Alien when I was very young, and although it frightened me then, it still does now. Giger's design was very unique. He was an artist who found inspirations in his nightmares, which isn't much of a surprise. The fact that he has taken the word "alien" and from it created something which is more mind-blowing than a great deal of the other monsters, even the more modern day designs, is really impressive. I think Giger's work is fascinating, because he has used the darker sides of his imagination to depict these frightening but beautiful designs.