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A Swiss [[Surreal Horror|surrealist]] painter and sculptor known for his [[High Octane Nightmare Fuel|disquieting]], [[Organic Technology|biomechanical]], often [[Freud Was Right|sexual]] imagery, [[Mad Artist|Giger]] has achieved much of his fame from his work in films as a set and creature designer. Among the film projects he's worked on are ''[[Alien]]'', ''[[Dune]]'', ''[[Poltergeist]] 2'', and ''[[Species]]''. Before this he provided two paintings for [[Emerson Lake and Palmer]]'s album ''Brain Salad Surgery'', one of which had to be airbrushed for purposes of censorship. The [[Dead Kennedys]] included a poster of his painting ''[[Exactly What It Says
Giger also contributed art to the ''[[Darkseed]]'' games, has a number of bars in Switzerland themed after his art (which are probably [[Alien Geometries|nice]], [[Creepy Basement|comfortable]] [[Nothing but Skulls|places]] to get a drink), and designs [[Cool Chair|incredibly menacing furniture]].
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=== Common themes in Giger's work include: ===▼
* [[Body Horror]]: Tons of it.
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* [[Eternal Engine]]: Whenever he decides to do a "landscape."
* [[Evil Is Visceral]]: Much of his artwork is based on this, thus leading to many of the subtropes of this.
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