| Name: | H. R. Giger |
| Birthday: | 05-Feb-1940 |
| Place of birth: | Chur, Switzerland |
| Biography: | Hans Ruedi was a Swiss painter, whose style was adapted for many forms of media, including record albums, furniture and tattoos. The Zurich-based artist was best known for airbrush images of humans and machines linked together in a cold biomechanical relationship. Later he abandoned airbrush work for pastels, markers, and ink. |