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For most of his career, Giger has worked predominantly in airbrushThe airbrush is a small, highly precise spray gun for applying paint. It was invented in 1879 by Abner Peeler, in Iowa, USA. This first airbrush used a hand-operated compressor, and the inventor patented it "for the painting of watercolors and other artis, creating strange monochromatic canvasses depicting surrealSurrealism is a movement for the liberation of the mind that emphasizes the critical and imaginative powers of the unconscious. Often misinterpreted as an artistic movement, it has transformed visual art, writing, film, music, and political thought, not t, nightmarish landscapes. His most distinctive stylistic innovation is that of biomechanicsBiomechanics is the study of the mechanics and other physical aspects of living organisms and their parts. Some simple examples of biomechanics include the investigation of the forces that act on limbs, the aerodynamics of bird and insect flight, the hydr, a representation of human bodies and machines in a cold, interconnected relationship. His paintings often display fetishistic sexual imagery and are considered disturbing by some. Some of his paintings also feature SatanicSatanism is a religious or philosophical movement centered around Satan or another entity identified with Satan, or centered around the forces of nature, particularly human nature, represented by Satan as an archetype. Unlike many religions and philosophi imagery, though Giger himself is not known to be a Satanist. He is largely inspired by Salvador Dalí and was a personal friend of Timothy Leary.

He has also created furniture designs, particularly the Harkonnen Capo Chair for an unproduced movie version of the novel Dune that was originally slated to be directed by Alejandro Jodorowski (many years later David Lynch directed the film, using none of Giger's designs). Giger has also applied his biomechanical style to interior design, and several "Giger Bars" sprung up in Tokyo, New York, and his native Switzerland, although the foreign bars have since closed. His art has greatly influenced tattooists and fetishists worldwide.

H.R. Giger has produced concept art for:

• Movies:
  • Alien
  • Species
• Recording artists
  • Magma
  • Emerson Lake and Palmer
  • Deborah Harry (from Blondie)
• Public places
  • Giger Bar s in Chur and Gruyères, both Switzerland
• Museums
  • Museum H. R. Giger in Gruyères, canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
• Games
  • Dark Seed and its sequel, adventure games for PC.