burton's imagination

i went to see tim burton exhibition at tiff lightbox yesterday, despite toronto's freeeeeezing and crazy snowy weather. -27degrees... bbbbrrrr

as one of moma's most popular and successful exhibition, i had high hopes for this exhibition. at the end.. i had mixed feelings about the show, but overall, i was pleased with the exhibition. i wish that the gallery was more spacious to accommodate the artworks. 

image from grangel studio

no pictures allowed... so i only got a shot of the entrance... my faves were night mare before christmas drawing of jack and his skeleton dog/reindeer, edward scissorhands' costume by colleen atwood (which johnny depp wore, omg!) and the corpse bride characters line up by carlos and jordi grangel and carles burges manes. i really really really want the entire drawing in frame. it was simply mesmerizing. 

also one of my precious books is the melancholy death of oyster boy and its characters. i loved the replicas of the characters in the book. where can i buy the figurines??? >_<

i came home and read the stories again.... i will never really understand what he really wants to say, but i'd like to think this is a fairytale for grown ups. sometime during our lives, at some point we all feel like stain boy or the girl who stares. for that reason, this simple book has such deeper meaning to it than it seems.

it simply amazes me the way burton creates his own world where all his creatures come from. it is not just the way they are but the story behind each character. i really want to see what he thinks. just as eccentric his creations are, he too look quite odd. lol. i just love everything about it. looking forward to frankenweenie mr. burton!