Hans Rudolf 'Ruedi' Giger (pronounced /ˈɡiːɡər/, born in Chur, Grisons Canton, Switzerland, February 5, 1940) is a Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor, and set designer, who won an Academy Award for Best Achievement for Visual Effects for his design work on the film Alien.
Giger was born in 1940 in Chur, Switzerland, the son of a chemist. In 1962, he moved to Zurich, where he studied interior and industrial design at the School of Commercial Art u...
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Hans Rudolf 'Ruedi' Giger (pronounced /ˈɡiːɡər/, born in Chur, Grisons Canton, Switzerland, February 5, 1940) is a Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor, and set designer, who won an Academy Award for Best Achievement for Visual Effects for his design work on the film Alien.
Giger was born in 1940 in Chur, Switzerland, the son of a chemist. In 1962, he moved to Zurich, where he studied interior and industrial design at the School of Commercial Art until 1970. Giger had a relationship with Swiss actress Li Tobler until she committed suicide in 1975. He married Mia Bonzanigo in 1979; they split up a year and a half later.
Giger's style and thematic execution have been influential. His design for the Alien was inspired by his painting Necronom IV and earned him an Oscar in 1980. His books of paintings, particularly Necronomicon and Necronomicon II (1985) and the frequent appearance of his art in Omni magazine continued his rise to international prominence. Giger is also well known for...
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