H. R. Giger
H. R. Giger
Hans Rudolf "Ruedi" Gigerwas a Swiss surrealist painter, whose style was adapted for many media, including record-albums, furniture and tattoo-art...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth5 February 1940
CountrySwitzerland
building function integrated
The creature we finally ended up building is biomechanical to the extent that he has physically grown into, or maybe even out of, his seat, - he's integrated totally into the function he performs.
crazy people painting
My paintings seem to make the strongest impression on people who are, well, who are crazy,
thinking dutch earth
The Dutch customs once thought my pictures were photos. Where on earth did they think I could have photographed my subjects? In Hell, perhaps?
reality ideas people
Some people would say my paintings show a future world and maybe they do, but I paint from reality. I put several things and ideas together, and perhaps, when I have finished, it could show the future.
depressing thinking blood
Some people say my work is often depressing and pessimistic, with the emphasis on death, blood, overcrowding, strange beings and so on, but I don't really think it is.
crazy thinking people
A good many people think as I do. If they like my work they are creative . . . or they are crazy.
beautiful brain looks
When the mouth is closed it looks very voluptuous, beautiful. But when it opens its jaws the tongue inside the mouth is more like a spear... also very suggestive... which penetrates the head with greater velocity, snagging bits of brain. From Beauty to the Beast.
pain talent
You get talent when you discover the ground of your pain.
beauty looks kind
There is hope and a kind of beauty in there somewhere, if you look for it.