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- From: cpw@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca
- Newsgroups: alt.cyberpunk,alt.cult-movies,rec.arts.fine,rec.arts.sf-lovers
- Subject: H.R. Giger Information - Summary.
- Date: 3 Sep 92 05:46:40 GMT
- Organization: University of Waterloo
-
-
- Thanks to all the people mentioned in the acknowledgements who responded
- to my request for information on H.R. Giger. I was really overwhelmed.
-
- It's when people are willing to help out like this which makes me really
- glad I took the time to learn Unix.
-
- I have compiled the information into what I deem to be relevent sections.
-
- i) About H.R. Giger.
-
- ii) The various works themselves and related info.
-
- iii) Miscellaneous information.
-
- iv) Acknowledgements.
-
- It is my hope that this information proves useful to any others who may
- have an interest in science-fiction surrealist art such as that of Giger's.
-
- Should this compilation stimulate some inquiries into the role art may
- play in being an emissary of science, then I will be pleased.
-
- Lastly, if any others may suggest related artists who do work along
- the lines of Giger's I would appreciate hearing about it. But in the
- coming weeks I look forward to exploring what has been pointed out
- to me by all those who responded.
-
- Final note: some material has been duplicated in different sections
- since it was subjective as to which category the information belonged.
-
- Thanks again to everyone.
-
- Sincerely,
-
- Ice() ice@skynet.uucp or cpw@watserv1.waterloo.edu
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- Hardware required: biological neural net with _unsupervised_learning_
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-
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-
- About H.R. Giger...
-
- Giger, H. R. (Hansruedi), 1940-
-
- To your knowledge of Giger, you can add the fact that his name should be
- pronounced GEE-GER, not like Geiger.
-
- It's a he. If you have cable, there's a few segments with Giger in
- the short film about the making of Alien^3 that's been showing on one
- of the movie channels. Very creepy guy with an equally creepy house.
-
- ...the screaming face that can be seen in many of his works is supposed to
- be his girlfriend, who committed suicide years ago.
-
- He only did Alien work, as the contract he signed was a bit suspect,
- when he came to do Aliens the film company told him that since they
- have the copyright to his original work and ideas they no longer
- needed him, as far as I know he got no money from either Aliens or
- Alien III.
-
- I recently bought a book called Arh+ which has many of his paintings
- and also small sections where he talks about different areas of his life
- eg. parents, childhood, etc). There are a few portfolios of
- his work which are listed in this particular book...
-
- =======================================================================
-
- The various works themselves and related info...
-
- I saw a periodical concerned with Film making and Special
- effects and I think special effects was in the title. There was
- one issue about a year ago devoted to Giger.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- H.R. Giger's Necronomicon
-
- Giger, H. R. (Hansruedi), 1940-
- H. R. Giger's Necronomicon. Basel : Sphinx-Verlag, 1977.
-
- AUTHOR: Giger
- TITLE: H. R. Giger's Necronomicon
- IMPRINT: Publishers Group West, 1991. (Hardback. ISBN:0-9623447-2-9)
- PRICE: $69.50
-
- SUBJECT: Art History
-
- It was published sometime in the mid seventies was pivotal in getting the
- job for Alien.
-
- It's a fairly large collection of his work but is also fairly
- expensive. $70-$80.
-
- If you find the European, BUY IT! It's very hard to find. Morpheus just
- reprinted it, so that might not be hard to find. Has the art that O'Bannon
- got the Alien's appearance from.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- H.R. Giger's Necronomicon 2
-
- Giger, H. R. (Hansruedi), 1940-
- H.R. Giger's Necronomicon 2. New York : Catalan Communications, 1986.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- Giger's Alien
-
- "Giger's Alien" which is a chronicle of the work he did for the movie Alien.
-
- Propably the easiest to find. Morpeus Int'l had lots last time I asked.
- Has all the necessary info for any serious Alien/Giger buff. Text is
- basically Giger's notes while doing the Alien project.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- H.R. Giger's Biomechanics (European & reprint)
-
- Giger, H. R. (Hansruedi), 1940-
- H.R. Giger's Biomechanics / color illustrations, Roland Gretler ; black
- and white illustrations, Louis Stalder ; English translation by Clara
- Horicht Frame ; Harlan Ellison, introduction. 1st American ed. Beverly
- Hills, CA : Morpheus International, 1990.
-
- AUTHOR: Giger
- TITLE: H R Giger's Biomechanics
- IMPRINT: Publishers Group West, 1990. (Hardback. ISBN:0-9623447-1-0)
- PRICE: $69.50
-
- SUBJECT: Art History
-
- A little easier to find than most. More alien-ish type stuff.
-
- ...and it is well worth the money, it contains alot of work from
- Poltergeist II that he did.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- New York City
-
- Giger, H. R. (Hansruedi), 1940-
- H.R. Giger, N.Y. City. Basel : Sphinx Verlag, c1981.
-
- Smaller size and page count. Mostly stuff inspired by his trip to the
- big apple. Was available from Morpheus once.
-
- I have a book of Giger's stuff at home called _New York_. It is published
- by a company called Ugly Publishing, also in NY if memory serves.
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Art by Giger
-
- Cheap paperback collection of some of his work from
- both Biomechanics and Necronomicon... (as little as 4 pounds)
- {The above is from memory and is probably wrong or slightly
- incorrrect}
- ========================================================================
-
- Miscellaneous info...
-
- I saw some of his work in a comic book store. People who collect comic
- books are often into sci-fi as well. There is a book on Aliens that features
- his work. You may be able to find it at one of these specialty shops.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Good luck. You won't find any Giger in a Library. Everything
- is way too rare and expensive. Try art/collectors book stores, REAL good comic
- shops, occult stores, or anything or anyone that might deal in surrealism or
- collector's work.
-
- One place is Morpheus International in Beverly Hills, Ca. (as opposed to
- Beverly Hills, Nebraska) They carry only reprints, and are not worth as
- much, but at least you get to see the art. If you are lucky you might find
- some of the original European books. These are known by the soft-bound
- covers (that the bindings fall appart on), and are REALLY expensive. I don't
- have Morpheus' address or phone number with me, you could try calling
- information.
-
- Oh, BTW. Morpheus Int'l also sells posters of his work. Very nice for
- framing, but get snatched up fast. If you get on their mailing list, they
- will always tell you in advance of the new stuff they are releasing. Often, you
- get offers of real collector items like limited edition signed lithograths, etc.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Keep your eyes *peeled* for _H.R.Giger's_New_York, and also his slim volume
- _Alien_(which was recently reprinted for around $35)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- I don't know where you have been looking for his books, but I have seen them
- at 1) Science Fiction bookstore 2) Comic Shops 3) Role Playing Game stores.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- There's also a pretty expensive, large format book that came out in
- the last year or so with a lot of Giger's art and biography
- information.
-
- Great pictures in this book, though not for every taste. It's
- marketed as a collector's edition. Sort of a coffee-table book for
- the cutting edge weird. . . .
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- He only did Alien work, as the contract he signed was a bit suspect,
- when he came to do Aliens the film company told him that since they
- have the copyright to his original work and ideas they no longer
- needed him, as far as I know he got no money from either Aliens or
- Aliens III.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- H.R. Giger is in fact male. I recently bought a book called Arh+ which has
- many of his paintings and also small sections where he talks about different
- areas of his lifeeg. parents, childhood, etc). There are a few portfolios of
- his work hich are listed in this particular book...
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- I saw a periodical concerned with Film making and Special
- effects and I think special effects was in the title. There was
- one issue about a year ago devoted to Giger.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- One sure source is writing to : HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE ( adult comix )
- they offered at least two books with facts and reproductions of Gigers work
- not too long ago.
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-
- Acknowledgements...
-
- From: staven@vax.FTP.COM (Kurt Staven)
- From: mccreary@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com (Ed McCreary)
- From: erik_johnson@askinc.ask.com (Erik Johnson)
- From: tboyd@reed.edu (Toby Boyd)
- From: russur@mozart.convex.com (Russ Urquhart)
- From: Bill Turkel <turkel@unixg.ubc.ca>
- From: goolsby@dg-rtp.dg.com (Chris Goolsby)
- From: unda!skukkonen@fuug.fi (Sami Kukkonen)
- From: R J Wilkins <R.J.Wilkins@ecs.southampton.ac.uk>
- From: Sammy A Giglio <s8937582@win4.vut.edu.au>
- From: maverick@fir.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Vance Maverick)
- From: s5202734@titan.ucc.umass.edu (Jenny Gutbezahl)
- From: "HRIBAR, LAWRENCE J" <LJHR@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu>
- From: Robert Reinstatler <reinstat@u.washington.edu>
- From: md88-msa@nada.kth.se (Mike)
- End of article 10378 (of 10384)--what next? [npq]
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