Giger 1940 2014 (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 190 pages : illustrations (many in color) ; 20 cm. ; ISBN: 3822817236 ((pbk.)); 9783822817230 ((pbk.)) LCCN: 2002-501695 ; LC: N7153.G48; Dewey: 709.2 ; OCLC: 50868449 ; English; Text in English, French and German. ; [editor, Sonja Altmappen ; German translation, Clara Drechsler, Urs Thoenen (pref.) ; English translation, Sandra Hathaway ; French translation, Bijan Aalam, Daniel Roche (text by Stanislav Grof) ; "Master artist H.R. Giger guides us through the grimly beautiful world of his unconscious." ; "HR Giger first received acclaim in the 1960s with his airbrushed fantasy landscapes. However, he scored his breakthrough in applied art, and particularly in his high- ; profile movie work on Ridley Scott's Alien. In 1980, he received an Oscar for "Best Achievement for Visual Effects" for his designs of the film's title creature and its otherworldly environment. His other celebrated film projects include Poltergeist II, Alien 3 and Species, for which he designed a deadly but beautiful half-extraterrestrial female creature and a fantastic nightmare train. Giger's album covers for Debbie Harry and Emerson, Lake and Palmer were voted as being among the top hundred in music history by music journalists, while furniture designed by Giger graces a bar in Chur, Switzerland." ; FINE. Book. …

Couverture souple. Zustand: Très bon. Edition originale. H.R. Giger N.Y. City, 1981, 39,5 x 28 cm, 48 Seiten. Ugly Verlag, Zürich. Vorwort von Timothy Leary. Gedruckt in der Schweiz. Zustand: ausgezeichnet. Erste Ausgabe. Überformatiges Kunstbuch mit zahlreichen Farb- und S/W-Illustrationen und Fotografien. Enthält eine Liste der Illustrationen, eine Chronologie, eine Bibliographie, Theater- und Filmarbeiten, Veröffentlichungen in verschiedenen Zeitschriften, originale grafische Arbeiten, die als Portfolios veröffentlicht wurden. Text in Englisch. H.R. Giger N.Y. City, 1981, 39,5 x 28 cm, 48 pages. Ugly Publishing, Zurich. Foreword by Timothy Leary. Printed in Switzerland. Condition: excellent. First Edition. Oversize art book containing numerous colour and b&w illustrations and photographs. Includes list of illustrations, chronology, bibliography, theatre & film work, publications in various periodicals, original graphic works published as portfolios. Text in English.…

*** 1. AUFLAGE, GROSSFORMATIGE BROSCHIERTE ORIGINALAUSGABE; Vorsatz mit doppelseitiger gedruckter Widmung von Salvatore Dali. - Umschlagkarton vorne mittig mit kleinem Knitter wenigen kleinen Druckstellen-, rückseitig etwas berieben und kratzspurig sowie mit größerem (ca. 7 x 8 cm) Eckknick unten links; Kanten des Buchrückens ebenfalls etwas berieben, INNEN SEHR GUT. isbn 3859141333.…

London, Big O Publishing, 1978, 1st English ed., 78,(8) (incl. backwrapper), b/w illustrations by H.R. Giger, b/w photographic illustrations, paperback, foluio (42 x 29,8 cm.). = H.R. Giger's Necronomicon, a renowned art book in oversized paperback format by the Swiss artist famous for his work on the film "Alien," published by Big O Publishing in London. This early edition features his iconic biomechanical designs, showcasing both monochrome and color artworks in a large-format layout that emphasizes their impact. Necronomicon was the first major published compendium of images by Swiss artist H. R. Giger. Originally published in 1977, the book was given to director Ridley Scott during the pre-production of the film Alien, who then hired Giger to produce artwork and conceptual designs for the film. Giger's Necronomicon is named for H. P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire Lovecraft invented and used as a plot device in his stories. Giger's Necronomicon was influential in the design of the 1993 video game Doom inspiring some of the disturbing environments and hellish monsters. The book includes signature-like drawings and printed pages, not original signatures. Contains the poem by Dutch poet Simon Vinkenoog, "For H.R. Giger".Fine copy with only slight edgewear.…