He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for the visual design of Ridley Scott 's sci-fi horror film Alien , and was responsible for creating the titular Alien itself. His style has been adapted to many forms of media, including album covers , furniture, tattoos and video games. His father, a pharmacist, viewed art as a "breadless profession" and strongly encouraged him to enter pharmacy.
Giger's first success occurred when H. Kunz, co-owner of Switzerland's first poster publishing company, printed and distributed Giger's first posters, beginning in Giger's style and thematic execution were influential. He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for their design work on the film Alien.
His books of paintings, particularly Necronomicon and Necronomicon II and the frequent appearance of his art in Omni magazine contributed to his rise to international prominence. Giger Museum, a permanent repository of his work.
Giger had a relationship with Swiss actress Li Tobler until she died by suicide in He married Mia Bonzanigo in ; they divorced a year and a half later. Giger Museum. Giger started with small ink drawings before progressing to oil paintings.
For most of his career, he worked predominantly in airbrush , creating monochromatic canvasses depicting surreal, nightmarish dreamscapes. He also worked with pastels, markers and ink.
