Aliens and Predators Coexist for the First Time at This Beijing Exhibition

Mina Yan | Jan 6, 2023 9:59 am | 2 comments | 244 reads

The works of H.R. (Hans Ruedi) Giger (1940-2007, Chur) and Hajime Sorayama (b. 1947, Imabari) coexist for the first time in China together at UCCA Lab until March 24. This show will feature 45 artworks and series dating from the 1960s to the present day. The exhibition titled Approaching features  Sorayama’s “Sexy Robot” series and the creature from the film Alien which won Ginger the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for its design.

About the Artists

H.R. Giger

H.R. Giger (1940-2014, Chur) developed a strong passion for all things surreal and macabre as a child. His need to express himself and share the unique aspects of his powerful imagination drew him to the visual arts. Giger’s own dreams and the brilliant imagery of such fantastic geniuses as Gustav Meyrink, Jean Cocteau, Alfred Kubin, and H.P. Lovecraft combined to form a rich soil from which the amazing imagery of his own art has come to sprout. It has since bloomed into the vast wealth of exotic women, wondrously bizarre landscapes, and frightening creatures that have captured the fascination of millions of fans worldwide.

Meticulously detailed, Giger’s paintings were usually done in large formats and worked and reworked by this maestro of the airbrush. It was Giger’s popular art book Necronomicon that caught the eye of director Ridley Scott as he was searching for the right look for a creature in his upcoming film. That creature, of course, turned out to be the Alien, and Giger’s masterful designs for the film of the same name garnered him a much-deserved Academy Award.

Giger’s fascinating biomechanical style, that brilliant synthesis of flesh and machine, has been realized not only through his remarkable paintings but also via sculptural pieces, elegantly fashioned furniture, and architectural and interior design projects. His paintings have been displayed in galleries and museums throughout the world.

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Re: Aliens and Predators Coexist for the First Time at This...
Posted Jan 8, 2023 7:22am by BauLuo
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Ah yes, who can forget H.R. Giger and his `Penis Landscape' circa 1984, centrefold for the Dead Kennedy's `Frankenchrist' . Rows upon rows of penis s copulating doggy style. Oh the heady dayz of 1980s punk. Good thing this is in `Jingkids'. Or is it only `Jingkids International'?

I guess they figger it's important for kids to get good "grooming," as it were.

do nunbudy know how to write `penis' in the plural? i am inclined, yes I am slowly becoming inclined... thaas nother mather. But. really is it `penii'? What does Gorgeous have to say? I am more inclined now to think peniss, but I am gaddanged with where the apostrophe lives.

Frank was incensed, so was Myrrhy, dagnabit, nonetheless hit the jackrabbit pot. Nothin like a nice yong roasted Coney when yer out riddin the rods. Nearby bucktooth farmer's rutabaga does not have any negative connottations. None theless looking still for something Everclear. (Spectacles musta bin greased, I guess)

I am Doktor Aethelwise Snapdragoon.

Re: Aliens and Predators Coexist for the First Time at This...
Posted Jan 6, 2023 7:20pm by BauLuo

Ah yes, who can forget H.R. Giger and his `Penis Landscape' circa 1984, centrefold for the Dead Kennedy's `Frankenchrist' . Rows upon rows of penis s copulating doggy style. Oh the heady dayz of 1980s punk. Good thing this is in `Jingkids'. Or is it only `Jingkids International'?

I am Doktor Aethelwise Snapdragoon.