H.R.
Giger
Hans Ruedi Giger: Architect of the Subconscious H.R. Giger (1940-2014) remains one of the most distinctive and unsettling figures in 20th-century art. More than just an artist, he was a visionary who fused biomechanical aesthetics with surrealism, creating images that burrow deep into the human …
A portrait built from H.R. Giger's own colours
Every 73 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
