FILE - In this June 29, 2007 file picture Swiss artist H.R. Giger poses with two of his works at the art museum in Chur, Switzerland. H.R. Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott's sci-fi ...

The aliens have landed at the Independent fair in New York—or at least, the work of science fiction legend H.R. Giger has. On the booth of New York gallery Lomex, looming above the galleries like some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Giger rose to prominence in Zurich with a series of posters and paintings that intertwined ...

As we previously reported, iconic visual artist and frequent contributor to the rock and metal world H.R. Giger passed away on May 12. Giger was mourned by many musicians, but the outpouring of ...

Influential surrealist painter H. R. Giger hypnotized audiences with his Oscar-winning visual creatures in Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic "Alien" and altered the pop culture landscape forever with his ...

That’s the famous question posed by Ash (Ian Holm) in one of the many tense scenes of Ridley Scott’s 1979 film Alien. Ash goes on: “Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its ...

With the sad news of H.R. Giger passing away, we're resurfacing this feature (originally published on October 9, 2011) to pay tribute to this legendary artist. Giger's first-ever album cover was done ...

H.R. Giger, the Swiss surrealist who won an Oscar in 1980 for creating the iconic extraterrestrial monster in Ridley Scott's “Alien,” has died at age 74. Reuters first relayed the news from Swiss ...

The fanboys and fangirls will surely go wild for this documentary about the Swiss artist whose disturbing, obsessive work included, most famously, designing the hair-raising creature of the “Alien” ...

H.R. Giger, a Swiss artist who designed the nightmarish creature that takes over a spacecraft in Ridley Scott’s 1979 film “Alien,” attacking the helpless crew in what has become one of the most ...

Wrapped last year shortly before its subject’s death at age 74, the documentary “Dark Star: H. R. Giger’s World” provides an overview of the life and times of the Swiss Surrealist best known for his ...

H.R. Giger, the Swiss surrealist artist who designed the monster and sets for Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi pic “Alien” died May 12 at age 74. An employee of H.R. Giger Museum has confirmed Swiss media ...