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Terrace with Garden in Alien Covenant – Concept Artist Wayne Haag’s Homage to Giger’s Isle of the Dead

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We know from a podcast interview at AVPGalaxy with Wayne Haag that Arnold Bocklin's Isle of the Dead was a point of discussion with Ridley during the production. Beyond doubt, the terrace garden by Wayne Haag appears to be an homage to Giger’s work. A number of people connects it with Giger's interest in Bocklin's Isle of the Dead, because of his painting that payed homage to the fifth version of Isle of the Dead.

There are terraces with trees around the huge circular building in the Engineer's city in Alien Covenant. Probably this is the scene where Shaw’s tombstone is revealed in the movie.

Wayne Haag’s Terrace with Garden:

Island of the Dead (fifth version) by Arnold Bocklin:

Giger’s Homage to Bocklin after Bocklin’s Isle of the Dead (1977):

http://alienexplorations.blogspot.hu/

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David's mind state reminds me a lot of Giger's. I feel Ridley is using him as a tribute to Giger and his contributions to the franchise.

"The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts."

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"David's mind state reminds me a lot of Giger's."

Yes, Lawrence of Arabia. David is totally immersed in his task before him and with a consistent aesthetic applied to his activities. Very good.

I hadn't seen the Giger example above Ati, amazing. Thank you.

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Ingeniero - I'm glad the Giger version made you amazed. :) 

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