The Legend has passed. H.R. Giger 1940-2014

[General Zod]

My condolences to the Giger family.

[mschmidt]

RIP

[F For Fake]

Just read the news a few minutes ago, so sad. Never would have expected him to go at such a relatively young age. I have most of his art books in hardcover, will have to pull them out tonight. I was a huge "Alien" fan as a kid (and still today, of course) and that lead me to check out Necronomicon, etc. when I was a teen. Made a huge impression on me. No one else looked like Giger before Giger. His was a singular vision.

[Dr. Balls]

RIP, Giger.

[retrothecollector]

OH NO! RIP Giger.

[999ghosts]

Amazing artist! That's a big loss, but his art and creations will live on for many, many years to come.

[Rip]

Wow sad news. Been a huge fan since 1979.

Alien is still the best/scariest looking creature of all time.

 

[Awax]

He also did some of Celtic Frost album covers.

 

 

R.I.P..

[Davenport]

A legend and influence for generations to come. RIP.

 

Only time in my life I bought a poster for a movie I've never seen was due to the Giger art.

 

 

[Maccai3]

now i want to watch Killer Condom

[Boba]

Sad. He was a truly ground-breaking artist.

[Logan510]

RIP

[dupont2005]

[Prince Namor]

RIP

[Stryfe1000]

Really sad news. his art was incredibly unique. I've got HR+ Necronomicon 1 and 2 locked up in storage. I'm gonna have to dig them out at the weekend.

 

Unsurprisingly my incredibly dull art teacher frowned upon Giger's usual subject matter but I was always intrigued by the way he could warp the human physique into something truly fantastical.

 

Plus he was a huge inspiration behind my all-time favourite movie, Alien.

 

My condolences to his family and friends

[Marvelfangirl]

Really sad news. his art was incredibly unique. I've got HR+ Necronomicon 1 and 2 locked up in storage. I'm gonna have to dig them out at the weekend.

 

Unsurprisingly my incredibly dull art teacher frowned upon Giger's usual subject matter but I was always intrigued by the way he could warp the human physique into something truly fantastical.

 

Plus he was a huge inspiration behind my all-time favourite movie, Alien.

 

My condolences to his family and friends

Your art teacher didn't have any imagination

 

Giger's Alien is one creature I wouldn't want near me

 

He created new nightmares for sci-fi fans

[silverseeker]

RIP Mr. Giger...

[goldust40]

A genuine original whose work was hard to categorize and was instantly recognizable. A sad loss.

[Mr 9.8]

Thought I'd share this here.

 

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140514-giger-man-who-reinvented-aliens