The dark king of the horrific, fantastic and bizarrely erotic, Swiss artist Giger might have languished in obscurity, such is the uncompromising vision of his work. However, in the late Seventies Hollywood came calling and his legendary designs for the Alien trilogy propelled him towards international fame and an Oscar. But Allen's Face-hugger, Chestburster and the reptilian Xenomorph are only a few visitors from Giger's monstrous universe. This latest book exhaustively collates illustrations, texts, photographs, letters, and notes from a covert, personal project that Giger has been striving to realise for over three decades. In a story mixing disturbing body horror and old-fashioned adventure tales, Giger illustrates the surreal science-fiction of a dystopian Switzerland where man is rendered into three bio-mechanical life-forms at the age of 60. The sexually insatiable arm-leg creature which rampages throughout this volume must rate as one of Giger's most grotesque creations. After being distracted by Hollywood for far too long, in this book Giger presents his latest outlandish and extraordinary visual excursion, a death-driving nightmare that will continue to unspool in your head long after you've closed the covers.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Recommended for knowledgable Giger fans...,
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This review is from: The Mystery of San Gottardo (Taschen specials) (Hardcover)
This edition is entirely in German and is probably the hardest Giger book for American fans to swallow. Nevertheless, the drawings are fascinating and should thrill anyone who has followed Giger's art from the "Necronomicon" books to the present.
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BREATHTAKING ILLUSTRATIONS,
By z1@usa.net (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mystery of San Gottardo (Taschen specials) (Hardcover)
A lot of nice sketches (mostly pencil,) but unfortunaltely for me this book is completely in German...
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Tree pulp to savor,
By Ron Jack (Burnaby, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mystery of San Gottardo (Taschen specials) (Hardcover)
This is not a book for the casual or the timidbecause the text is in a European language and at times the images do get pornographic. Both add to this book's charm, as does the design and quality of paper. The thick non-gloss pages have great texture and overall the impression is of a manuscript dropped by basket and rope from an Alpine studio redoubt. The book is not related to Giger's SF movie work such as ALIEN so don't buy it for a Fan of that genre. It is produced for those who will accept the challenge of exploring new territory, and who relish an opportunity of exposure to fresh ideas, some of which may require revisiting until they "get it". I like Metropolis, Weimar photomontage, Riefenstahl films and even the RAF MP5 logo, so I approach Giger's graphics from broader perspective perhaps. This book is a solid investment, if you are kindred and building your own a wall of modern culture.
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