H.R. Giger: Debbie Harry Metamorphosis: Creating the Visual Concept for KooKoo

Name: H.R. Giger: Debbie Harry Metamorphosis: Creating the Visual Concept for KooKoo
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781803362410
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By Chris Stein and Debbie Harry

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In H.R. Giger: Debbie Harry Metamorphosis: Creating the Visual Concept for KooKoo, Chris Stein and Debbie Harry explore the creative process behind the unique visual concept for Debbie Harry's 1981 solo album, KooKoo. The book delves into the collaboration between Harry, Stein, and the visionary artist H.R. Giger, detailing how his futuristic and eerie designs were incorporated. With engaging insights into Giger's artistic methods and the intersection of music and visual art, this work provides a fascinating look at the transformation of artistic ideas into iconic album imagery.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the creative process behind iconic album covers, particularly the collaboration between visual art and music. With insights from Chris Stein and Debbie Harry, it dives into the intersection of art and rock music, while exploring H.R. Giger's unique artistic touch and its impact on pop culture.

H.R. Giger: Debbie Harry Metamorphosis: Creating the Visual Concept for KooKoo

A beautiful coffee table art book chronicling the extraordinary collaboration between Debbie Harry and H.R. Giger for Harry's 1981 solo album KooKoo.

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When the visual artist H.R. Giger, best known for his biomechanical creature and set design for the seminal 1979 sci-fi-horror film Alien, encountered Debbie Harry, the punk icon and lead singer of the globally successful New Wave band Blondie, the results were sublime.

With photographs and words by Chris Stein, Harry's long-term collaborator, artefacts and sketches from the Giger archive, and an introduction by Debbie Harry, this is an essential behind-the-scenes insight into the processes of an incredible creative partnership.

The cover art for the album was created by Swiss artist H.R. Giger, known for his design work on the 1979 sci-fi/horror film Alien. Based on a photograph of Harry taken by the renowned photographer Brian Aris, Giger created several variations of the cover (another of which is seen on the album's inner sleeve) in what Harry described as a combination of punk, acupuncture and sci-fi.

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ISBN: 9781803362410

Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 April 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Titan Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

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Pages: 192

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About the Author

Chris Stein is the co-founder, songwriter and guitarist of the iconic punk band and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Blondie. He has also collaborated with artists including Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, William Burroughs and Devo.

Debbie Harry, an American singer, songwriter, and actress, is the lead vocalist and co-founder of the phenomenally successful band Blondie. In 1981, Harry released KooKoo, her first solo album

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