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2014/05/13 08:53:54
Subject: H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Sad news indeed if confirmed. Doesn't seem to be anything up on the BBC yet but if Reuters are going with it then I would suspect it is verified.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/13/us-people-giger-idUSKBN0DT0HX20140513
(Reuters) - Swiss surrealist artist H.R. Giger who designed the monster and revolutionary sci-fi sets for the film "Alien" has died, Swiss television reported on Tuesday. He was 74.
Giger, the son of a chemist, was born Hans Rudolf in the eastern Swiss town of Chur in 1940. He died on Monday from injuries he obtained after suffering a fall, SRF said.
Famous for creating the otherworldly creature in Ridley Scott's 1979 horror film "Alien", Giger was awarded an Oscar for Best Achievement in Visual Effects in 1980.
Having studied architecture and industrial design in Zurich, Giger's work explores the relationship between the human body and the machine, and he created nightmarish dreamscapes in a style he described as "biomechanical."
In 1998, he opened his own museum in Gruyeres in central Switzerland, which displays many of his own paintings, sculptures and film designs as well as his private art collection, including works by Salvador Dali.
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2014/05/13 09:00:08
Subject: Re:H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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What a shame, I really enjoyed his art and his influence, the Aliens films obviously, but also in Species.
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2014/05/13 09:01:42
Subject: H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Well that's a thing that transpired I suppose. I quite enjoyed a lot of his work. Darn shame to see him go. His style was really unique.
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2014/05/13 10:33:12
Subject: H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Renegade Inquisitor with a Bound Daemon
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He definitely was a source of inspiration in a lot of my artwork. Sad to see him go, but at least he'll be leaving behind an incredible body of work.
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2014/05/13 11:21:59
Subject: H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Fixture of Dakka
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Massive Giger fan here. Sad to hear of his departure. He was an incredible artist with a unique style and amazing vision. May he rest in peace.
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2014/05/13 11:40:53
Subject: H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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2014/05/13 12:45:25
Subject: Re:H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Contagious Dreadnought of Nurgle
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What a pity. Loved his artwork. RIP HRG.
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2014/05/13 12:53:12
Subject: Re:H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Insect-Infested Nurgle Chaos Lord
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Massive inspiration, created the best movie monster of all time.
It's worth checking out his various interviews on the Alien boxset. I always felt that it was a poor choice by James Cameron not to involve him in the process of Aliens.
Sadly missed, let's hope his creation gets back on track to its routes.
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2014/05/13 13:41:06
Subject: H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Worthiest of Warlock Engineers
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Damn, his influence in the creation of the Xenomorphs was legendary.
He will be sorley missed.
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2014/05/13 14:55:31
Subject: Re:H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Saw it on HuffPost: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/13/hr-giger-dead-alien-artist_n_5314408.html
I'd call that confirmed at this point. That sucks. I was actually just looking at some of his stuff last night. Giger was one of my favorite madmen, and I mean that with a particular level of genuine respect.
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2014/05/13 15:29:36
Subject: H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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I read about that earlier today. Definitely a major loss to the sci-fi and surrealist art.
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2014/05/13 15:46:57
Subject: H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Sad news indeed.
I'd not seen anything new artwise from him for a long time but there's not a month that goes by when I don't either pick up one of his many art books that I own for a browse and some inspiration or watch a movie that he was involved with.
I hope that amongst the piles of paper and notes that he's designed his own mausoleum, crypt or necropolis.
I'm sure that such a thing would be stunning.
RIP.
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2014/05/13 19:05:16
Subject: Re:H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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By far one of the most influencial artists I had the pleasure to follow.
The dark father is gone.
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2014/05/13 20:49:11
Subject: Re:H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Fixture of Dakka
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Sad news as I'm a fan of his work. 
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2014/05/13 21:33:10
Subject: H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Hallowed Canoness
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I visited his museum in Gruyere. With my mum. The contrast between his work and the extremely picturesque panorama of this region of Switzerland was stunning. He was a brilliant artist. Rest in peace.
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2014/05/13 23:41:49
Subject: H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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He was absolutely fantastic, and truly unique. It's a shame to have him die like this, but he will remain an inspiration to many.
One of the greatest masters of horror and shock is gone - may he rest in peace. Hopefully they give him a Giger burial.
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2014/05/13 23:57:14
Subject: H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Mighty Vampire Count
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A stunning artist - will be missed
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2014/05/13 23:59:54
Subject: H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Easily my fav. modern artist. Every art study i did in school and college i based on him. He will be very much missed.
R.I.P.
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2014/05/14 00:03:38
Subject: H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Huge Hierodule
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Easily one of the most influential figures in my childhood. I was (and still am) absolutely obsessed with the Alien films and I've looked through the Necronomicon more times than I can count. Giger was an amazing man and a brilliant artist. The world has lost a great artist today and I hope the times remember him fondly.
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2014/05/14 04:32:45
Subject: H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Jovial Plaguebearer of Nurgle
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The World lost a master, he had a style all to himself...
Just a sad day...
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2014/05/14 06:45:53
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Fixture of Dakka
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Shame to see him go, he made some wicked weird art
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2014/05/14 09:13:59
Subject: H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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"Our fantasy settings are grim and dark, but that is not a reflection of who we are or how we feel the real world should be. [...] We will continue to diversify the cast of characters we portray [...] so everyone can find representation and heroes they can relate to. [...] If [you don't feel the same way], you will not be missed"
https://twitter.com/WarComTeam/status/1268665798467432449/photo/1 |
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2014/05/14 09:56:33
Subject: H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Sad to hear the news. He was one of my favorite artists
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2014/05/14 11:24:44
Subject: Re:H R Giger passes away following injuries sustained in a fall
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Insect-Infested Nurgle Chaos Lord
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I quite like this Daily Mash piece.
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/h-r-giger-created-cinemas-only-non-gak-alien-2014051486567
SWISS artist H.R. Giger, who died this week, created the only alien in cinema history that is not a bit gak.
Film critic Mary Fisher said: “Before Alien, and indeed after Alien, extra-terrestrials in films were uniformly spank.
“E.T. looks like a sunbed-addicted nan, the things in Close Encounters were just big fetuses and although Star Wars had some cool aliens in the cantina scene that’s counterbalanced by the ewoks, the gakkiest of all gak aliens.
“Independence Day aliens – gak. Men In Black aliens – gak. Predator – clearly a body builder with two stuck-on chicken wings for a mouth.
“None of them compares to an eyeless armoured demon with acid blood and a hydraulic fanged-penis mouth. That is just so admirably fethed up.”
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