Blurb4 – Special Exhibit
** Since it is a special exhibit, the museum did not allow people to take pictures. Thus, the pictures are from the Tim Burton book I found at the bookstore.
Today I want to introduce to you guys a special person who is an American born in the 1950s and he had reinvented the Hollywood genre filmmaking as an expression of a personal vision. Some of his well-known works are Edward Scissorhands, The nightmare before Christmas, Batman, Batman Returns, Planet of Apes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barbet of Fleet Street. So now… can you guess who he is? That’s right! He is TIM BURTON.
This exhibit at the MoMa brings together offer seven hundre d rarely or never before seen drawings, paintings, photographs, moving-image works, storyboards, puppets, and concept artworks.
When I first entered the Tim Burton exhibit on the 3rd fl of MoMa, I saw glow in the dark acrylic paintings. There was also a model of a rotating carousel. Of course the carousel was not a normal one. The whole carousel was covered in clown-like patterns.
Through his artworks, I saw that Tim had a full grasp of the human body structure. He used lines and manipulated body structures to develop characters of his own. His caricatures showed people who were playful and sentimental. It was drawn from a perspective of an outside viewer.
Tim burton has created a body of films marked by striking visuals, indelible characters, and a distinctive and uncompromised point of view.
Lastly, I want to introduce to you guys some drawings that really took the words by their meanings. For a drawing captioned “Two people enjoying each other” – the picture above it was literally two people enjoying each other. The two people were eating each other’s body parts and enjoying it. Another one titled “Curtis is giving his eyes a rest” – the picture shows Curtis standing with his eyes relaxing under an umbrella on the beach.
Overall, tim burton’s special exhibit is definitely something to go see. It definitely changes one’s view about the animation world. Plus, you can get a tim burton picture – poster for free. Make use of that macaulay culture passport of yours! Okay, that’s it for now!
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Tim Burton is truly something special. I wouldn’t consider myself a fan of his works, but they really never fail to amaze me every time. Like the drawing you mentioned – “Two people enjoying each other.” I really wish I got to see that picture haha.
Loved your video shelley, it was so nicely done, especially the beginning featuring animations of Tim Burton’s. I love all of Tim Burton’s works, they are eerie but at the same time deep.
Tim Burton is not just famous for his movies but also his art! When I went to the MoMA the week prior, they were setting up his work and the big statue looking artwork when you first walk into the MoMA. Not knowing he was an artist and my brother being a big fan of Burton’s film, “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” I bought the book for him and cannot wait to see it myself!!
Mmm, Tim Burton’s work is somewhat creepy at first glance, but it always encompasses a latent meaning. Now I really want to go see his exhibit, particularly for the glow-in-the-dark pieces.