H. R. Giger and Other Inspirations

Today I am focusing on the inspiration for my most recent project. I've wanted to work with computer interiors for a while since I really enjoy the sort of "cyberpunk" aesthetic. In my explorations I also came across a hair dryer which I sought to tear apart and see what I could come up with.

I have several inspirations I am looking to one of them being H. R. Giger who is perhaps most known, or at least I know him, for his designs for the "Alien" film series. A lot of his work is very clearly phallic, especially for "Alien" since the Xenomorph design highly resembles certain areas of human anatomy. The fact that his work was based off actual nightmares he had adds an extra level of legitimacy to his "biomechanical" inspired designs. His work was so good it earned an Oscar for "Best Visual Effects" in 1980 for his work on "Alien".

H. R. Giger

R.I.P
1940-2014

Alien Concept Art




In Action










Other Work



Other Inspirations
I love this chair.


I want to evoke a city like "Blade Runner".

  I plan to make a design akin to "The Matrix" by using puzzle pieces.

The DC Comics title "Suicide Squad" also serves as a tone I want to match.

The Bust of Nefertiti

One of the greatest places to look for artistic inspiration is to the past. Ancient Egypt boasts an enormous collection of fascinating and diverse pieces from various eras of history and thankfully many artifacts still remain. One of these is the stunning bust of Nefertiti.

To me this is one of the most beautiful pieces out there.
For those who don't know, Nefertiti was the great royal wife of Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten and Queen Consort of Egypt. She is one the most famous Egyptian 'Queens'. The piece is made from limestone and stucco and is nineteen inches high. It was created in 1345 BC by the sculptor Thutmose. The piece was found years later in the workshop of Thutmose by a German archaeological team led by Ludwig Borchardt on 6 December 1912. It's home is at the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany. There has been some controversy over the authenticity of the piece.
What I love most about this piece is it's most striking feature, her missing eye. Besides the symmetry of the piece and example of Ancient Egyptian beauty the piece is fascinating for the missing eye. Most likely it was lost in time but some think it may be because Nefertiti suffered from an ophthalmic infection and lost her left eye though this is unlikely because other pieces show her with the iris. There is something so beautiful about the colours of the bust and I love the fact the iris is missing because it gives her an air of mysticism and all knowing beauty. I cannot phrase it better than Borchardt did in the main written account of the discovery in his diary, 'Suddenly we had in our hands the most alive Egyptian artwork. You cannot describe it with words, You must see it'.  

The Little Mermaid

This statue named "The Little Mermaid" (Danish: Den Lille havfrue) after the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen is located in Copenhagen, Denmark.
   
This is a favourite piece of mine and has been since I first heard of it. I like it because it is simplistic and when I look at it I can feel the emotion behind it because of it's connection with the story.
 
It's so iconic it was used as inspiration for this shot in Disney's adaptation of "The Little Mermaid".

Louise Nevelson

Claes Oldenburg

How cool is this?

Jean Arp

 
Jean Arp was born on the 16th of September 1886 in Strasbourg, German Empire. His work is both painting and sculpture and is a bit hard to get a read on. His pieces at first glance look like blobs of nothing. Which in the long run makes sense because one of the styles of art he did was Dada or a sort of anti-art.
 

Magzor Gyalmo

https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/u/0/asset-viewer/magzor-gyalmo/zAHycsuSRpBKuA?projectId=art-project      
 
I chose to blog about this originally because it stuck out to me. It's a very attention grabbing piece, clearly. I have a fascination with Asian art since it's so diverse and unique and so detailed. Reading it's description I learned the piece is based on a major Tibetan deity named Magzor Gyalmo or "Queen that repels armies". Her description is eerie as well since she wears human skulls and flayed human skin! I love this piece-made from wood among other materials it is sinister but also culturally fascinating and I'm so glad I found it! Also I feel compelled to mention her mule stands in a sea of blood.