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Summary: On The "It's Not Art, It's Porn" Mentality
Review: ...Giger's artwork, which I am in full defense of, explores sex as an art form. He has perfectly depicted man's fear of mutilation and technology as a means towards disfiguration. Giger illustrates elaborate scenes of perpetual erotica, forever reminding humanity of it's illogical fear of human nature becoming one with human potential. Landscapes constructed with legions of decaying corpses and machanical elements. This work is by far some of his best, and it deserves far more than the amount of respect it recieves. Not to mention that one needs not look far to find similar themes of betrayal and taboo in the Bible. ...
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Summary: His most brilliant work condensed into this outstanding work
Review: After having seen some of Giger's work in Alien and some other more well know work I decided to buy Biomechanics. It was very good, but the Necronomicon is THE pilot book for all the rest of his works. It contains his most outstanding work as far as weird and the macabe go. A tour de force of his strange mind. A wonderous collection of strange and terrible images masterfully done. It is quite disturbing to look at but wonderfully fascinating at the same time. I guarantee if you buy this book you will not be able to put in down until you have read all the notes and seen every last picture, it's that good.
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Summary: Life Doesn't Get Much Better Than This.
Review: As Giger fans, we really enjoyed this book. The large high-quality format shows off Giger's work at its best. It makes a perfect gift for that special weirdo on your list.
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Summary: Beautiful Mythos artwork
Review: Don't believe the hype - it's all REAL, and here's the artist to do it justice.
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Summary: Grotesque and Beautiful
Review: Giger's art inspires in me feelings of religious awe each time I enter his world of hellish mutilated misshapen figures writhing in an erotic dance among alien machines drawing me within the creative genius of his imaginative mind. Each venture within the dark recesses of his surreal nightmares shaves off another piece of my mundane reality embracing me as I lose myself in sensual occultic and psychological imagery.
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Summary: I highly recommend this Giger masterpiece.
Review: Giger's Necronomicon is a fine way to introduce yourself to this Master's work. In it you will find amazing paintings, drawings, and photographs of the man and his work. It also includes a candid history of his personal life, including the story of his lover's tragic suicide. If you love fantastic works of complex art, HR Giger delivers in abundance.
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Summary: a very dark and excellent book.
Review: h.r. giger is a master at any medium that he tries. his dark subject matter is also thought provoked. i would recoment this book to anybody that is not main stream. hell, i would recoment this book to anybody that is. expand your horizons.--------------------- louise_iffer
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Summary: Amazing, bottom line
Review: H.R. Giger's "Necromicon" is an amazing collection of his work. It contains most of his well known works such as "Li II" and "The Birthmachine." This book really gives you a feel for his work; it contains all of his common themes, "characters," and styles. If you are a fan, this is a must have. I totes a heavy price, but it's well worth it. Be advised, his work is not for the faint of heart; it's dark, it's scary, and if you're religious, it's offensive, but most of all, it's amazing. ... No one will beat Amazon's price, even with shipping included.
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Summary: A guidebook to hell
Review: H.R. Giger's work has, in my opinion, the distinction of being the most disturbing art embraced by the public since that of Hieronymous Bosch. Here is a great introduction (if you don't mind the price tag) to the work of such an artist.This book is not for the young or the easily disturbed. The world of Giger is quite intentionally the world of nightmares, with Freudian symbolism, decay, and perverse sexuality abounding. But there is also a beauty behind it all, in the metallic shine of his futuristic nymphs or the strange landscapes of endless babies' faces which make us realize the strangeness inherent in the everyday. Instead of using art to try and transcend reality, Giger pulls us down into the darkest parts of what we see around us, and refuses to let us go. In this way he shows us that perhaps that darkness is not so terrifying as it may seem, and he accustoms us to facing that in ourselves. Not only is such confrontation healthy, it may very well be essential, and Giger is a skilled tour guide when it comes to areas of the mind and psyche that not many artists have dared to explore. The second Necronomicon volume is a worthy companion to this one, but if you must have only one Giger book this is the one I recommend. Use this book to take yourself into hell...and then realize that you can come back out again.
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Summary: A guidebook to hell
Review: H.R. Giger's work has, in my opinion, the distinction of being the most disturbing art embraced by the public since that of Hieronymous Bosch. Here is a great introduction (if you don't mind the price tag) to the work of such an artist. This book is not for the young or the easily disturbed. The world of Giger is quite intentionally the world of nightmares, with Freudian symbolism, decay, and perverse sexuality abounding. But there is also a beauty behind it all, in the metallic shine of his futuristic nymphs or the strange landscapes of endless babies' faces which make us realize the strangeness inherent in the everyday. Instead of using art to try and transcend reality, Giger pulls us down into the darkest parts of what we see around us, and refuses to let us go. In this way he shows us that perhaps that darkness is not so terrifying as it may seem, and he accustoms us to facing that in ourselves. Not only is such confrontation healthy, it may very well be essential, and Giger is a skilled tour guide when it comes to areas of the mind and psyche that not many artists have dared to explore. The second Necronomicon volume is a worthy companion to this one, but if you must have only one Giger book this is the one I recommend. Use this book to take yourself into hell...and then realize that you can come back out again.
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