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 HR Giger (Official)'s Profile |
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| Age: | 68 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | Zurich |
| Country: |  Switzerland |
| Zodiac: |  Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18) |
| Last Login: | May 10, 2008 (560 days back) |
About Me |
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| This is the official HR Giger MySpace page. It is managed from HR Giger's home in Switzerland and is the only HR Giger MySpace page operated with HR Giger's consent. HR Giger is recognized as one of the world’s foremost artists of Fantastic Realism. Born in 1940 to a chemist’s family in Chur, Switzerland, he moved to Zurich in 1962, where he studied architecture and industrial design at the School of Applied Arts. By 1964 he was producing his first artwork, mostly ink drawings and oil paintings, resulting in his first solo exhibition in 1966, followed by the publication and world-wide distribution of his first poster edition in 1969. Shortly after, he discovered the airbrush and, along with it, his own unique freehand painting style, leading to the creation of many of his most well known works, the surrealistic biomechanical dreamscapes, which formed the cornerstone of his fame. To date, some 20 books have been published about Giger’s art. Giger’s most famous book, Necronomicon, published in 1977, served as the visual inspiration for director Ridley Scott’s film Alien, Giger's first film assignment, which earned him the 1980 Oscar for the Best Achievement in Visual Effects for his designs of the film's title character and the stages of its lifecycle, plus the film’s otherworldly environments. Giger's other film work includes Poltergeist II, Alien3 and Species. Giger's album covers for Debbie Harry and the band ELP were voted among the 100 best in music history in a survey of rock journalists. Throughout his career, Giger also worked in sculpture and, in 1988, created his first total environment, the Tokyo Giger Bar, and in 1992 a second Giger Bar in Chur. In 1998, The HR Giger Museum was inaugurated in the Château St. Germain, a four-level building complex in the historic, medieval walled city of Gruyères, Switzerland. As the permanent home to many of the artist’s most prominent works, the Giger Museum houses the largest collection of the artist's paintings, sculptures, furniture and film designs, dating from the early 1960s until the present day. Displayed on the museum's top floor is Giger's own private art collection, as well as the HR Giger Museum Gallery where, on a rotating basis, Giger curates one-man shows for other artists. The adjoining new HR Giger Museum Bar was officially opened on April 12, 2003, as part of the museum complex. Giger’s design for the bar emphasizes the pre-existing Gothic architecture of the 400 year old space. The giant skeletal arches covering the vaulted ceiling, together with the bar’s fantastic stony furniture, evoke the building’s original medieval character and lend the space a church-like feeling. In recent years, Giger has been honored with a series of major museum retrospectives. 2004 saw the opening of a six-month exhibition at the Museum Halle Saint Pierre in Paris, France. "Le monde selon H.R. Giger" (The World According to H.R. Giger), was the largest exhibition of the artist's work to ever take place outside of Switzerland. Over one year in preparation, ninety percent of the artwork was on loan from Giger's collectors, including three Swiss museums. The display of more than 200 pieces spanned four decades of the celebrated artist’s career, covering two floors of the museum's exhibition space. On December 17, 2004, HR Giger received the prestigious award, "La Médaille de la Ville de Paris", at Paris city hall, from Christophe Girard, the city’s Deputy Mayor in charge of culture. The Paris retrospective was followed by "H.R. Giger in Prague" in 2005 at the National Technical Museum of Prague, in the Czech Republic and in 2006 by "Giger in Wien" at the Kunsthaus Wien, in Austria. In July 2007, Giger was finally honored with a major exhibition in the city of his birth, Chur, at the Bundner Kunstmuseum. He continues to live and work in Zurich with his wife, Carmen Maria Scheifele Giger. For further information and webstore please visit: HR Giger's official website Museum HR Giger HR Giger's webstore HR Giger's official US website Official website of HR Giger's agent, Les Barany How I made my profile: I used Dave & Jay's amazing myspace editor . How I made my profile: I used Dave & Jay's amazing myspace editor . How I made my profile: I used Dave & Jay's amazing myspace profile editor . How I made my profile: I used Dave & Jay's amazing myspace profile editor . |
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My Interests |
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Books:- HR Giger/Martin Schwarz: Zusammenarbeiten1984 Switzerland 2008 ISBN 3-905506-22-9 - 10 Years HR Giger in Gruyères The First Decade: Museum, Events, Bar Switzerland 2008 - HR Giger - Das Schaffen vor Alien (Exhibition Catalog) Verlag Scheidegger & Spiess AG, Switzerland 2007 - Giger in Wien (Exhibition Catalog) KunstHausWien, Austria 2006 ISBN 3-901247-15-7 - HR Giger in Prague (Exhibition Catalog) PP Production, Czech Republic 2005 - H.R. Giger Taschen GmbH, Germany 2002 ISBN 3-8228-1723-6 - H.R. Giger ARh+ Taschen GmbH, Germany 1991, 2001 ISBN 3-8228-1317-6 - The Mystery of San Gottardo Taschen GmbH, Germany 1998 ISBN 3-8228-7291-1 - www HR Giger com Taschen GmbH, Germany 1997 ISBN 3-8228-8567-3 - H.R. Giger's Filmdesign Morpheus International, USA 1996 ISBN 0-883398-06-1 - Species Design Titan Books, UK 1995 ISBN 1-8528-6660-8 - H.R. Giger's Watch Abart '93 ARh+ Publications, USA 1993 ISBN 3-9520-5460-7 - H.R. Giger Skizzen 1985 Museum Baviera, Switzerland 1992 - Giger's Alien Film Design 20th Century Fox Morpheus International, USA 1989 ISBN 0-9623447-0-2 - H.R. Giger's Biomechanics Edition C, Switzerland 1988 ISBN 3-89082-527-3 - H.R. Giger's Necronomicon 2 Edition C, Switzerland 1985 ISBN 3-89082-520-6 - HR Giger's Retrospektive 1964 - 1984 (Exhibition Catalog) ABC Verlag, Switzerland 1984 Morpheus International, USA 1992 ISBN 1-8833-9829-0 - H.R. Giger N.Y. City Sphinx Verlag, Switzerland 1981 - H.R. Giger's Necronomicon Edition C, Switzerland 1977 ISBN 3-89082-519-2 - H.R. Giger bei Sydow-Zirkwitz (Exhibition Catalog) Heinrich von Sydow-Zirkwitz 1976 - Passagen Bündner Kunsthaus, Switzerland 1974 - A Rh+ Walter Zürcher Verlag, Switzerland 1971 |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Married |
| Hometown: | Zurich, Switzerland |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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10th Anniversary of the HR Giger Museum |
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| On Saturday, June 21, 2008, the H.R. Giger Museum, in Gruyeres, Switzerland will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary. The occasion will be marked by a special party commencing in the early afternoon, ... Posted by HR Giger (Official) on Thu, 08 May 2008 05:28:00 PST |
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CARNIVORA - The Dark Art of Automobiles: LA, May 3, 2008 |
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| Hosted By: L'Imagerie GalleryWhen: Saturday May 03, 2008at 7:00 PMWhere: L'IMAGERIE GALLERY10555 Victory Boulevard Los Angeles, North Hollywood, CA 91606USA
http://www.myspace.com/limageriegallery
Car... Posted by HR Giger (Official) on Thu, 01 May 2008 11:20:00 PST |
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HR Giger on Swiss TV / HR Giger auf TeleZüri |
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| Local Zurich, Switzerland, TV station TeleZüri (www.telezüri.ch) will feature HR Giger and his wife, Carmen, in its weekly half-hour broadcast "Lifestyle". HR Giger was filmed at his museum and apartm... Posted by HR Giger (Official) on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:33:00 PST |
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PSYCHONAUTS - PSYCHONAUTEN |
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| Gallery Museum HR Giger presents:
PSYCHONAUTS
A group exhibition in honor of our friend Albert Hofmann, discoverer of LSD
Opening on Saturday, March 8, 2008, 5pm; showing until October 26, 2008.
Part... Posted by HR Giger (Official) on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:19:00 PST |
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10th Anniversary of Museum HR Giger |
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| On Saturday, June 21, 2008, the Museum HR Giger will be celebrating its TENTH ANNIVERSARY. This occasion will be marked by a special party at the museum. Further details will be posted on the museum W... Posted by HR Giger (Official) on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:37:00 PST |
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Carnivora - The Exhibit |
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| Carnivora - The Exhibit - January 12, 2008 - CPop Gallery - Detroit
CPop Gallery
Proudly Unveils The World Premiere Of:
Carnivora
The Dark Art of the Automobile
80 Artists- Including , Robert Crumb,... Posted by HR Giger (Official) on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:52:00 PST |
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The Collector Book by HR Giger |
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| On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the HR Giger Museum in Gruyères, Switzerland, a special collector book is being published and is now available for pre-order:
"10 Years HR Giger in... Posted by HR Giger (Official) on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:36:00 PST |
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Giger Exhibits Safonkin |
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| Opening ceremony of the Victor Safonkin exhibition on Saturday, November 3, 2007, 5pm, at the Gallery Museum Giger, Château St. Germain, 1663 Gruyères, Switzerland, phone +41 26 921 22 00, e-mail: in... Posted by HR Giger (Official) on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:01:00 PST |
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HR Giger Exhibition, Valencia, Spain |
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| HR Giger: Sculpture, Graphic, and Design.
Polytechnic University of Valencia, Exhibition Hall, Valencia, Spain.
October 18 to December 5, 2007.... Posted by HR Giger (Official) on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:08:00 PST |
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Giger Bomben Skull Ring |
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| Available in the jewelry section of www.HRGiger.com, the first authentic Giger Skull Ring! (See also the photo gallery section on this MySpace page.)
The Bomben Skull Ring is the first authen... Posted by HR Giger (Official) on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:42:00 PST |
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