Editing H. R. Giger (section)

==Career==
[[File:HR Giger Gebärmaschine Aluminium.jpg|thumb|''Birth Machine'' sculpture in Gruyères]]
Giger's first success occurred when H. H. Kunz, co-owner of Switzerland's first poster publishing company, printed and distributed Giger's first posters, beginning in 1969.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HR Giger Museum |url=https://www.hrgigermuseum.com/index2.php?option=bio&pg=6&act=l |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727152637/http://www.hrgigermuseum.com/index2.php?option=bio&pg=6&act=l |archive-date=27 July 2021 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=www.hrgigermuseum.com}}</ref>

Giger's style and thematic execution were influential. He was part of the special effects team that won an [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Academy Award]] for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for their design work on the film ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]''.<ref name=warwick/><ref>[http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1980 "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402002939/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1980 |date=2 April 2015 }}. Oscars.org.</ref> His design for the [[Alien (creature in Alien franchise)|Alien]] was inspired by his painting ''[[Necronom IV]]'' and earned him the [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] in 1980. His books of paintings, particularly ''[[Necronomicon (H. R. Giger)|Necronomicon]]'' and ''Necronomicon II'' (1985) and the frequent appearance of his art in ''[[Omni (magazine)|Omni]]'' magazine contributed to his rise to international prominence.<ref name="Arh+" /> Giger was admitted to the [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame]] in 2013.<ref name=sfadb/><ref name=sffhof2013/> He is also well known for artwork on several music recording albums including ''[[Danzig III: How The Gods Kill]]'' by [[Danzig (band)|Danzig]], ''[[Brain Salad Surgery]]'' by [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]], ''[[Attahk]]'' by [[Magma (band)|Magma]], ''[[Heartwork]]'' by [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]], ''[[To Mega Therion (album)|To Mega Therion]]'' by [[Celtic Frost]], ''[[Eparistera Daimones]]'' and ''[[Melana Chasmata]]'' by [[Triptykon]], [[Debbie Harry|Deborah Harry's]] ''[[KooKoo]],'' ''[[Atomic Playboys]]'' by [[Steve Stevens]], and ''[[Frankenchrist]]'' by [[Dead Kennedys|the Dead Kennedys]].

In 1998, Giger acquired the [[Saint-Germain Castle]] in [[Gruyères]], Switzerland, which now houses the H.R. Giger Museum, a permanent repository of his work.<ref>Gary Singh, "Giger Harvest", Silicon Alleys, ''Metro Silicon Valley'', 8–14 July 2009, p. 8.</ref>