H.R Giger is dead
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Sadly H.R Giger passed away.
I think he must have influenced a lot of people with his work, especially that from orignal Alien (my fav childhood movie).
On a sidenote i'm looking forward to the new Alien Isolation, hopefully a worthy succesor of his past design.
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Alien_creator_H.R._Giger_is_dead.html?cid=38569780
I think he must have influenced a lot of people with his work, especially that from orignal Alien (my fav childhood movie).
On a sidenote i'm looking forward to the new Alien Isolation, hopefully a worthy succesor of his past design.
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Alien_creator_H.R._Giger_is_dead.html?cid=38569780
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a lot of the artbooks i wanted to get probably just doubled in price too. fml.
No more phallus aliens.
Legendary artist gone so easily ;/
Sadly, that was my thought too. FUCK, I should have bought those books earlier ...
I think Polycount needs to set up some sort of Giger competition!!!
The Alien: Isolation team have been in mourning all day!
Jokes aside, a sad day for the art community. He was truly one of the unique minds of our time.
I think we should commemorate his art by making a thread with Giger inspired sculpts that polycounters made in the past... or a week long mini-challenge in which we create Gigerish stuff.
On a side note, its pathetic how most major news networks have nothing on this but will talk all day about useless things
Most of us can't even reminiscent about our most definitive science-fiction memories without remembering Alien. Huge impact in science-fiction and fantasy, to many imaginations. His inspiration with his designs are widely emulated in our industry. He took the concept of aliens and gave them organic nature and an almost human sensuality that hasn't been matched since.
Much unlike stoic aliens in the days before Alien, he redefined the alien with fearsomeness and yet vulnerability, beings that man should both dread and yet could face once they realized how much they were fragile like us. He made the concept of the alien as something that experiences living, breathing, and even dying.
These creatures were pure horror to behold and yet they were pure flesh like us. These were savage killers who could also form emotional bonds. Humanity feared them, until one learned they were just as physically and emotionally fragile as we are. This was the genius of Giger.
Unquestionable legend. Unquestionable. To you, good sir.
R.I.P.
I can only dream about leaving a mark in the world like Gigger did.
In fact I started making this tribute a few weeks ago: