This past weekend Martha and I went to the Tim Burton Exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) in New York City. The walls were covered with sketches from his personal collections and there were also props from his movies.

There was no photography permitted but I had to get a photo of the actual Edward Scissorhands suit worn by Johnny Depp! 

As you can tell, I was obviously hiding the camera when I took photos of the Jack Skellington heads! Tim Burton has always been an inspiration of mine but actually being at the exhibit only further instilled that with me. Despite failing with his initial position at Disney, Burton pushed to succeed and wanted to do so by keeping his style whether if it was different from what everyone else was doing or not. Everything he does is meticulously, from animation to mannerisms etc, and is all planned out in sketches and notepads. It is all a personal reflection of Tim Burton and his vision.

I am sorry I did not get too many photos but I hope it inspires you to go to MoMA to see for yourself. I know after all I wanted to do is go back to the hotel room and just wanted to sketch for hours!!

xx,
thebutcher.