Sad news:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/13/us-people-giger-idUSKBN0DT0HX20140513
Apparently he had a fall on the stairs in his home and then passed away in hospital yesterday.
HR Giger dead at 74
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Giger's "Necronom IV," from H.R. Giger's Necronomicon, published originally in 1977. This image heavily influenced the final look of the eponymous alien in Ridley Scott's 1979 film.
"Alien Monster V," No. 410, 1979. Additional Alien design cues are obvious in this airbrushed piece.
"Pilot Cockpit," No. 380. Giger's completed airbrush painting of the fossilized pilot discovered by the Nostromo's crew in Alien.
Read more:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/05/h-r-giger-the-man-who-created-aliens-alien-dies-at-74
"Alien Monster V," No. 410, 1979. Additional Alien design cues are obvious in this airbrushed piece.
"Pilot Cockpit," No. 380. Giger's completed airbrush painting of the fossilized pilot discovered by the Nostromo's crew in Alien.
Read more:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/05/h-r-giger-the-man-who-created-aliens-alien-dies-at-74
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