The Oscar-winning Swiss set and creature designer of Ridley Scott's "Alien" died following a fall in his Zurich home. By The Associated Press H.R. Giger - P Sandra Mivelaz, administrator of the H.R.

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That’s the famous question posed by Ash (Ian Holm) in one of the many tense scenes of Ridley Scott’s 1979 film Alien. Ash goes on: “Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its ...

The aliens have landed at the Independent fair in New York—or at least, the work of science fiction legend H.R. Giger has. On the booth of New York gallery Lomex, looming above the galleries like some ...

In the visual art world, artist Vincent Castiglia is the “old master” of our generation whose specialty is painting with human blood. On December 1, he unveiled the exhibition “Homage to H.R. Giger” ...

If you’ve ever watched any of the original Alien movies or loved yourself some Danzig back in the day, then you’ve already been exposed to the artistic stylings of Hans Ruedi (H.R.) Giger, a Swiss ...

H.R. Giger, the late Swiss artist widely-known for his airbrushed images of biomechanical humans and creatures, is the focus of an upcoming dual exhibition in Parco Museum. Accompanying the selection ...

Surrealist artist H.R. Giger - one of the driving creative forces between 1979's Alien - died today in Zurich after complications from a fall. A 2010 interview published by Wired traced Giger's ...

BERLIN — Swiss artist H.R. Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror classic Alien, has died at age 74 from injuries suffered in a fall, his museum said Tuesday. Sandra Mivelaz, ...

H.R. Giger, the Swiss surrealist artist who designed the monster and sets for Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi pic “Alien” died May 12 at age 74. An employee of H.R. Giger Museum has confirmed Swiss media ...