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My Take
Giger is one of those rare artists whose vision is so singular it short-circuits how you look at the world afterward. What grips me isn't the shock of his biomechanical nightmares but the strange reverence underneath them, eroticism, dread, and machinery fused into something almost holy. Designing the Alien xenomorph and winning an Oscar would be a career peak for most, yet I think his paintings cut deeper than any film. Coming out of quiet Chur, Switzerland, he built a private mythology that still unsettles decades later. He died in 2014, but few artists have so permanently rewired our nightmares.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- H. R. Giger
- Name (Japanese)
- H・R・ギーガー
- Reading
- H・R・ぎーがー
- Born
- February 5, 1940 – May 12, 2014
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dragon
- Origin
- Chur, Canton of the Grisons, Switzerland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- painter / sculptor / architect / illustrator / graphic designer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Zurich University of the Arts
Awards & achievements
- 1980 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- 2013 Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
- 1979 Inkpot Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.hrgiger.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%E3%83%BBR%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC
Frequently asked questions
When was H. R. Giger born?
February 5, 1940 – May 12, 2014.
Where is H. R. Giger from?
H. R. Giger is from Chur, Canton of the Grisons, Switzerland.
What does H. R. Giger do?
H. R. Giger works as painter, sculptor, architect, illustrator, graphic designer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.