IanTim Burton's Weird & Wonderful Art
February 8th 2010 01:22
Tim Burton is an American film director, producer, writer and artist. He has directed and produced numerous films, many of which have won Academy Awards. He is famed for his dark and quirky-themed films, such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas, and for his blockbusters, including Batman, Batman Returns, Sleepy Hollow, Planet of the Apes, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. His next film Alice in Wonderland is due for release March 5, 2010.
Sci Fi Wire has written a comprehensive article about Tim Burton and his bizarre artwork which was on show at the Tim Burton Exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Below is a selection of what was on show, read the full article here.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Tim Burton.
Sci Fi Wire has written a comprehensive article about Tim Burton and his bizarre artwork which was on show at the Tim Burton Exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Entrance to MoMA's Special Exhibitions Gallery (Michael Locasiano) The original three-dimensional mouth that swallows visitors at the start is based on concept work Burton created for his un-produced project Trick or Treat (1980).
Three Creatures, 2009. © 2009 Tim Burton Photographer: Jason Mandella The exhibit dials back all the way to Burton's childhood, featuring some of his earliest elementary school projects.
Untitled (Romeo and Juliet). 1981–1984. © 2009 Tim Burton Burton's drawing of an unproduced "Romeo and Juliet
Untitled (Trick or Treat). 1980. © 2009 Tim Burton In the early '80s, Burton spent a lot of time developing Trick or Treat, a still-unproduced film about a little boy who spends Halloween with monsters trying to look human for the holiday.
Untitled (Edward Scissorhands). 1990. Edward Scissorhands © Twentieth Century Fox. © 2009 Tim Burton Early conceptual art for the character of Edward Scissorhands.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Tim Burton.
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Comment by Mountain Fog
wonder what his folks thought seeing his drawings as a kid?!!
cheers
fog