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この書では彼のミューズである女性についてや彼のインスピレーションの源である悪夢についてふれている。彼がどこまでも商業的になれない芸術家であるということがわかる。gigerはどこまでもアーティスティックにしかなれないアーティストなのだ。そんな彼が目指したのがこの「Necronomicon 」という魔術書なのだろう。
そしてこの一人の天才は誰も目にしたことのない魔術書を完成させた。完璧な美しさと猛烈なエネルギーが溢れる生きた魔術書を.....。
This book is not for the young or the easily disturbed. The world of Giger is quite intentionally the world of nightmares, with Freudian symbolism, decay, and perverse sexuality abounding. But there is also a beauty behind it all, in the metallic shine of his futuristic nymphs or the strange landscapes of endless babies' faces which make us realize the strangeness inherent in the everyday. Instead of using art to try and transcend reality, Giger pulls us down into the darkest parts of what we see around us, and refuses to let us go. In this way he shows us that perhaps that darkness is not so terrifying as it may seem, and he accustoms us to facing that in ourselves. Not only is such confrontation healthy, it may very well be essential, and Giger is a skilled tour guide when it comes to areas of the mind and psyche that not many artists have dared to explore.
The second Necronomicon volume is a worthy companion to this one, but if you must have only one Giger book this is the one I recommend. Use this book to take yourself into hell...and then realize that you can come back out again.
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