HR Giger. The Oeuvre Before Alien 1961–1976

• New edition of the only book to date to comprehensively document the early work of celebrated Swiss artist HR Giger
• Features paintings and drawings by HR Giger that are rarely published or shown in public displays
• Academy Award-winner HR Giger is the creator of the legendary movie monster Alien and arguably the most distinguished representative of Fantastic Realism

Swiss surrealist artist HR Giger (1940–2014) achieved international fame in 1979 for designing the fantastic creatures and eerie environments that terrified moviegoers in Ridley Scott's science fiction film Alien. Yet before these iconic creations made him a celebrity and won him an Oscar for visual effects, Giger was already highly regarded in the international art world for his unique freehand painting style and biomechanical dreamscapes.