Description
Product ID: | 9783039421169 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | IT |
Title: | HR Giger by Camille Vivier |
Authors: | Author: Beda Achermann |
Page Count: | 240 |
Subjects: | Individual artists, art monographs, Individual artists, art monographs, Photographs: collections, Photographs: collections |
Description: | Select Guide Rating French photographer Camille Vivier's unique visual foray into the fantastic world of Swiss artist HR Giger, creator of the legendary Alien movie monster. Text in English and German. The art of HR Giger (1940–2014), Swiss-born creator of the legendary monster in Ridley Scott''s movie Alien, is currently experiencing a renaissance and is featured in exhibitions as well as in magazines around the globe. This lavish large-format volume offers never-before-seen insights into Giger''s private house and garden, both of which are populated by biomechanical sculptures, airbrush paintings, Alien furniture, objects, prints, and self-portraits. French photographer Camille Vivier—best known for her work for Stella McCartney and Cartier—enjoyed exclusive access to the artist’s Zurich home and studio for this book, where she worked on her own as well as with models in a series of photo sessions. Text in English and German. |
Imprint Name: | Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag |
Publisher Name: | Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-12-09 |