HR Giger first received acclaim in the 1960s with his airbrushed fantasy landscapes. However, he scored his breakthrough in applied art, and in his high-profile movie work on Ridley Scott's Alien . This book was designed by the artist himself, and features commentaries in which Giger describes his work from the early 1960s to the late 1990s.

More from the famous fantasy artist. A new title in Taschen's successful Icons series.

A complete record of the months of work that went into the design of the alien in the popular film. The book is written by the horror designer himself and illustrated throughout in integrated full colour with sketches, original paintings, photographs and scenes from the film.

This volume brings together around 200 of Giger's paintings, sketches and photographs, as well as autobiographical passages and the artist's personal reflections on his work.

Covers twenty of the master fantasist's most productive years. Filled with reproductions of his most celebrated paintings, this is a great introduction to Giger's remarakable body of work.

This volume covers every film and video project H.R. Giger has worked on, including the artwork for his major films Alien , Alien 3 , Dune and Batman Forever . The text is written by Giger and examines each project from his own viewpoint.

The companion volume to Giger's first 'Necronomicon' art book. Includes many of his startling designs for Alien and other film projects.