Giger on Dali

leading from

H R Giger's Art
and 
Salvador Dali 

a) When Giger was fourteen, he first saw his painting Premonition of the Civil War on a small postcard. He was captivated by the use of shadow and the incredible figures depicted in his paintings. For some reason, he felt as if he was already familiar with his work and he thought that he had seen the same world  in the still from Cocteau's film Beauty And the Beast in Life magazine. Giger as an artist admitted that he found it impossible to not be influenced by Dali in his work.

b) See also Elongated skull apparitions by way of Dali 

1. Giger: Finally I saw a painting by Dali, just on a small postcard; I was very impressed. I saw the same world I had seen before in the stills from Cocteau's film (HR Giger by Debbie Harry and Christ Stein)
2. Tom Gabriel Warrior: There exist a number of parallels between you and Salvador Dali. Is it correct that Salvador Dali had a special significance in your life?
   
   H R Giger: Yes, very much so. he was someone I deeply admired. When I was fourteen, I first saw his painting Premonition of Civil War on a postcard. I was captivated by the use of shadow and by the incredible figures depicted in his paintings. For some reasons, it felt as if I was already familiar with his work? (Zero Tolerance  #26, p25 Nov/Dec 2008)