HR Giger is off this mortal coil

bodice ripper · 13-05-2014 12:05PM #1

http://gu.com/p/3p74z

HR Giger, whose "biomechanical" artwork lent Ridley Scott's film Alien much of its terror, has died aged 74 from injuries sustained in a fall on stairs, according to the Swiss press.

My inner goth kid weeps.

I shall sit inside and use my airbrush all day.

thecatspjs · 13-05-2014 12:06PM

There were secret willies in his art.

Reiketsu · 13-05-2014 12:18PM

Sad to hear this. I love his work. And yet more people are concerned about Jay Z getting a thump.

kylith · 13-05-2014 12:21PM

Very sorry to hear this, he was a very talented artist.

nyarlothothep · 14-05-2014 12:12AM

One of my favourite artists. He came up with the alien design which is iconic and implanted in the cultural imagination as that which signifies terror. And also he influenced videogames design and films. One of my favourite works would be the Blondie album cover he did, very esoteric and Egyptian. He had unreal artistic skill as well, it's very difficult to get up to that standard.