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H. R. Giger

1940 - 2014

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Hans Ruedi Giger ( 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. H. R. Giger is the 297th most popular painter (down from 214th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 60th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swiss Painter.

H.R. Giger is most famous for his artwork in the movie Alien.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, H. R. Giger ranks 297 out of 2,023. Before him are Georges Rouault, John William Waterhouse, Martin Schongauer, Masolino da Panicale, Giorgio Morandi, and Jacques Callot. After him are François Clouet, Viktor Vasnetsov, Paul Delvaux, Erwin Bowien, Willem Claesz. Heda, and Gerard David.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, H. R. Giger ranks 68. Before him are Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Roberto Cavalli, Eduardo Galeano, Astrud Gilberto, René Auberjonois, and Mario Andretti. After him are Fatema Mernissi, Toshihide Maskawa, Dennis Tito, George A. Romero, James Cromwell, and Tarō Asō. Among people deceased in 2014, H. R. Giger ranks 36. Before him are Jack Brabham, Bob Hoskins, Pete Seeger, Lorin Maazel, Harold Ramis, and Adolfo Suárez. After him are Richard Kiel, Masaru Emoto, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Gerald Edelman, Tito Vilanova, and William R. Pogue.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, H. R. Giger ranks 82 out of 1,015. Before him are Heinrich Wölfflin (1864), Peter Zumthor (1943), Félix Vallotton (1865), Roger Federer (1981), Niklaus Wirth (1934), and Mario Botta (1943). After him are Carl Nägeli (1817), Margareta of Romania (1949), Rolf M. Zinkernagel (1944), Gaspard Bauhin (1560), Ernest Bloch (1880), and Alfred Cortot (1877).

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Among PAINTERS In Switzerland

Among painters born in Switzerland, H. R. Giger ranks 8. Before him are Arnold Böcklin (1827), Angelica Kauffman (1741), Henry Fuseli (1741), Johannes Itten (1888), Ferdinand Hodler (1853), and Félix Vallotton (1865). After him are Charles Gleyre (1806), Albert Anker (1831), Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889), Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702), Matthäus Merian (1593), and Théophile Steinlen (1859).

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