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H. R. Giger

Feb 05, 1940 - May 12, 2014 (74 years old) in Chur, Switzerland

Hans Ruedi 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

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Jodorowsky's Dune
Self
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Memory: The Origins of Alien
Self (archival footage)
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Alien, Terror in Space
Self (archive footage)
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The Alien Saga
Self
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The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
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Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
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The Occult Experience
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Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World
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Monsterland
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Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
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