H.R. Giger’s Cyborg Horror Merges Sex, Tech, Legend

[Mother]

Born Feb. 5 in mountainous Chur, Switzerland, in 1940, H.R. Giger lived in an idyllic childhood in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. But it harbored forbidding structures and estranged elements that left an impression on a child subjected to night terrors and panic attacks.

Giger even found horror at home, where his cellar would morph into “a monstrous labyrinth, where all kinds of dangers lay in wait for me.” It also birthed stark, unyielding masses like Shaft VI (above), one of many shafts that stretched for Giger into unrelenting nightmare.

In 1962, Giger left Chur for Zurich, where his mostly ink-and-oil drawings and paintings featured such graphic isolation. The influence of German expressionist horror is powerful here. Later, Giger’s work would fully morph into the cyborg sex and horror that currently defines his most identifiable pieces.

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[Pred Killer]

Giger is the bestest artist in the world...

[acm]

sorry, but h.r.giger created the space jockey?

[Marauder Zim]

Many artists are disturbed people.