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Hans Rudolf Giger was a Swiss painter, sculptor, architect, and illustrator. Born in Chur on February 5, 1940, he worked within the Fantastic Realism genre, focusing on painting, sculpture, and erotic art. He was educated at the Zurich University of the Arts and spoke German and Swiss German.
Giger received the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame award, and the Inkpot Award. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. His works are held in the collections of the International Institute of Social History, the Museum van Bommel van Dam, and the Kunsthaus Zürich.
He resided in Zurich, where he died on May 12, 2014. He was unmarried to Li Tobler and was affiliated with the municipalities of Basel and Nesslau.
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Film & TV
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
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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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rudolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Chur
- Place of death
- Zurich
- Occupation
- filmmaker
- Educated at
- Zurich University of the Arts
- Languages spoken
- Swiss German
- Native language
- Swiss German
- Award
- Inkpot Award
- Field of work
- erotic art
- Genre
- Fantastic Realism
- Official website
- www.hrgiger.com
- Image
- HR Giger 2012.jpg
- Residence
- Zurich
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- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Nesslau
- date of death
- 2014-05-12
- Commons category
- H. R. Giger
- date of birth
- 1940-02-05
- topic's main category
- Category:H. R. Giger
- unmarried partner
- Li Tobler
- birth name
- Hans Rudolf Giger
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- name in kana
- ハンス・ルドルフ・ギーガー
- has works in the collection
- Kunsthaus Zürich
- name in native language
- Hansruedi Giger
- place of burial
- Gruyères
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Encyclopedic overview
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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