Very rare colour poster Biomechanoids 1966 WG177 by Hans Giger, framed size approx 100 cm x 62 cm. The black and white version is known as ‘atomic child’, we have only seen 2 other examples of this work. This work has been dry mounted onto board and cannot be rolled.
Used. A few scratches. Our photographs form part of the item’s description.
Artist Biography:
Hans Ruedi Giger (1940-2014) 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 in 1962 to Zurich, where he studied architecture and industrial design at the School of Applied Arts. By 1964 he was producing his first artworks, 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, more than 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 high-profile film assignment, which earned him the 1980 Oscar for
the Best Achievement in Visual Effects for his designs of the film's title
character, including all the stages of its lifecycle, plus the film’s the extra
terrestrial environments. Giger's other well-known film work includes his
designs for Poltergeist II, Alien3 and Species, as well as the legendary unmade
film, Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Dune.
© from the Artist’s web site.
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