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    Posted: May 13 2014 at 05:25
Just saw this, HR Giger has passed away.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27390345

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Points: 64375 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 13 2014 at 05:36
Poor man fell.   Quite a loss; a great body of work.   RIP, Ruedi.   
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Yeah just saw that this morning. http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=41008
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Points: 3834 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 13 2014 at 06:24
Such a shame, studying his work was one of the only things keeping me sane at high school. RIP.
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Horrible news...

Edited by ole-the-first - May 13 2014 at 06:36
This night wounds time.
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Sad to read.

RIP and thanks for all the great work.   
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Well that just made my day a bit sadder.
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Rest in peace Hans Rudi.
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Just got the news on FB. RIP. Truly a creative force.
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Huge RIP to an immensely talented and influential artist.


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Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:





RIP

Giger with Dali. That explains a few things about his work.
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Damn, two immensely talented artists in two days.

 
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RIP 




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I just watched "Jodorowski's Dune" last night which featured a bunch of interviews with him - this is too weird! RIP Giger :(
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Points: 6393 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 14 2014 at 10:28
I first encountered his work as the cover artist for Brain Salad Surgery. Then of course there was Alien. Fantastic artist. R.I.P.
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Points: 26171 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 15 2014 at 01:08
Apparently ELP went to visit him as his chateau and they were surrounded by pictures such as the one they plumped for BSS.
Alien came straight from his nightmares based on the Necromancer. Ridley Scott liked that one. Coincidentally ELP's Tarkus (part organic ,part machine) was also the basic construct of the 'Alien'.
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