H. R. Giger's Necronomicon (Hardcover)

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Product Description

This volume brings together around 200 of Giger's paintings, sketches and photographs, as well as autobiographical passages and the artist's personal reflections on his work.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 84 pages
• Publisher: Morpheus International; First US Edition edition (January 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962344729
• ISBN-13: 978-0962344725
• Product Dimensions: 16.7 x 12 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,905 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars His most brilliant work condensed into this outstanding work, November 22, 1997

By A Customer

After having seen some of Giger's work in Alien and some other more well know work I decided to buy Biomechanics. It was very good, but the Necronomicon is THE pilot book for all the rest of his works. It contains his most outstanding work as far as weird and the macabe go. A tour de force of his strange mind. A wonderous collection of strange and terrible images masterfully done. It is quite disturbing to look at but wonderfully fascinating at the same time. I guarantee if you buy this book you will not be able to put in down until you have read all the notes and seen every last picture, it's that good.

23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crass, penetrating, bedrock samples of Giger's macabre work., July 24, 1999

By A Customer

Here is an excellent foundation of H.R. Giger's work for those sci-fi die-hards who appreciate intense subjects in both text and art. This books shows a wide range of H.R.'s various styles, each one drilling through contemporary notions of form, etiquette, and courtesy. It is a no-nonsense expose' of the nightmare-ish alter-dimensional world of Giger's dreams which taps into the source of human fear. I most strongly recommend this and all the other art books by H.R Giger to all folks who can think for themselves, who can put reality, physics, religion, politics, morals, mathmatics, et. al. in their own separate boxes for a moment, and who seek a startling sidebar from the mundane world. EWH

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All the Giger you need, and then some., April 26, 2006

By	Mr. Eddie (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

Giger is an inspired artist of the highest order. His natural ability with the airbrush is simply stunning. There can be little doubt to his being a spiritual incarnation of Bosch, nor the mesmerizing quality of his best pieces.

Yet, I think it also bears to reason that much Giger looks repetitive, and that he has not continued to push the boundaries with his work. He had a phoenominal period in the mid-70s, just preceeding the film Alien -- but how often does one look at his work and see the same motifs repeated over and again, the same carving out of space by the airbrush and competent use of shading. Another head with half-closed eyelids and ribbed intestines sprouting from its edges...

Although Giger does employ perspective in his work, it is often relatively simplistic, as are the general profiles of his byzantine compositions. You can see how the foundation of his technique has evolved from bizarre little drawings. But what if Giger were to explore a larger palette of hues, techniques, and subjects? I think it would elevate him exponentially as an artist. As it is, he has secured himself a very lucrative, infamous career -- maybe there is not too much incentive.

But there can be no denying that to look at Giger's work is to look into a hauntingly beautiful landscape of hell. It is much darker and substantial than pop culture (or perhaps even Giger) would have you believe.