Concept - Bio-mechanical

Bio-mechanical art was popularized by H.R. Giger in the 1970s during his work on the acclaimed sci-fi film, 'Alien' [1].  It fuses organic and mechanical elements and in Giger's work, he often portrays a very smoothly shaped woman who is connected to machines via wires and other devices so that they become one working organism. Because of this it is very closely linked with cyborg art which tend to add mechanical properties onto humans to improve their qualities such as a camera lens to replace an eye.

I find Giger's work to be very unsettling, possibly because of his overt sexual references such as giving the Xenomorph a penis in some sketches or only seeming to show female bodies naked and connected to machines with tubing and wires. Several of his pieces he names 'Erotomechanics' very clearly. I greatly dislike this aspect of his work which is why I try to avoid him as an artist.

From researching Giger's art and watching the 'Alien' film, I have made a sketch of a possible human-machine hybrid inspired by his workings and sketches. I also tried to incorporate elements of cyborg art such as the cables and wires plugging directly into the organic forearms. I imagine he would act very human like, possibly operating a computer or machine that his fingers are plugged into.

References
[1] Scott 1979

Bibliography

io9. 2014. The Most Unforgettable Creations of H. R. Giger. [ONLINE] Available at: http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-most-unforgettable-creations-of-h-r-giger-1576157799. [Accessed 12 December 2016].

Wikipedia. 2016. Biomechanical Art. [ONLINE] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomechanical_art. [Accessed 12 December 2016].

Wikipedia. 2016. Alien (film). [ONLINE] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film). [Accessed 12 December 2016].