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| Untitled (Ramone) © 2011 Tim Burton |
Overall, we had a lot of fun and loved the exhibit, which included illustrations, sketches and other media Burton created before and after he became famous as a movie director. There is also movie memorabilia, including costumes, props and puppets from his movies. Photography was not permitted and the staff was very diligent about it while we were there so I have no pictures of my own, however, others managed to get away with it so here is a link to some of the items on display: http://wordlesstech.com/2011/06/03/tim-burton-exhibition-at-lacma/ Its worth taking a look!
The illustrations and visual media created by Burton were very interesting, but the one thing that kind of felt out of place was the movie memorabilia, like Edward Scissorhands costume, Catwoman's suit from 'Batman Returns' or the bodiless head models of Sarah Jessica Parker and Pierce Brosnan from 'Mars Attacks.' I kept getting the feeling I was in some 20th Century Fox museum rather than an art museum. Not that I didn't enjoy seeing these things up close, but they just seemed out of place.
I learned a lot about Tim Burton that I never knew while seeing his work. For one, I never knew he was an illustrator. I'm sure it should have been obvious, but maybe I just didn't pay that much attention to him even though I am a fan of his movies. He is a very good illustrator and his work is very creative. The exhibit caused me to remind my daughter not to EVER throw out any of her artwork - even the pieces she didn't think were any good. This exhibit had everything from rough sketches to finished pieces. Not your run-of-the-mill art exhibit.
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| The Way to Horror by Hugo Steiner-Prag |
What I found most interesting was the "Burton Selects: From LACMA's Collection" in the Ahmanson building at LACMA. This show consisted of works that inspired Tim Burton. I loved it! One of my favorite pieces shown there was Hugo Steiner-Prag's 'The Way to Horror.' It really exuded fear!
I highly recommend viewing the exhibit if you get the chance. If it doesn't come to your area there are a few places you can go online to see some of the exhibit:
http://www.timburton.com/
http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2009/timburton/
Below is a news clip announcing the opening of the LACMA exhibit:
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