Germany
• 1940
- 2014
Biography
Hans Ruedi Giger was a Swiss artist. Born in 1940, Giger obtained his BFA in architecture and industrial design at the School of Applied Arts, Zürich.
Giger's artworks are created in the biomechanical style, which combines elements of machinery with the human body. His creations have been featured in several film and music posters. Most notably, Giger designed the titular Alien for the Academy Award winning film Alien. Giger died in 2014.
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