Tim Burton @ LACMA

Yesterday, I went to LACMA, which stands for Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  When I lived in L.A., I came here frequently, especially when they had special art exhibits.  Since I moved away, there have been many changes to LACMA, including new buildings and some new outdoor art.  LACMA holds over 100,000 art objects, and over 1 million people visit over the course of a year.  There are several different collections that make up this museum, modern and contemporary art, American and Latin American art, Asian art, and other exhibits that change throughout the year.

One view of the buildings

The main reason I headed over to LACMA was because I wanted to check out the new exhibit featuring the art of Tim Burton, director, artist, illustrator, photographer, writer, and all around super creative guy.  These temporary exhibits don't last long, so I wanted to make sure that I was able to see it before the end of the summer vacation.

A billboard advertising the exhibit
   

Tim Burton is mostly known for making movies.  Some of his more famous movies (for kids) are "The Nightmare Before Christmas," "Corpse Bride," "James and the Giant Peach," and the new versions of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Alice in Wonderland."

          

     

This exhibit showcased Tim Burton's creative thinking and original ideas with all different kinds of artwork, even some from when Tim was a kid!  Tim went on to the California Institute of the Arts after high school, and then worked for a while at the Walt Disney Animation Studios before he became famous for his own work.



Here are some highlights from the museum:
(I didn't take these pictures because no cameras were allowed inside the exhibit!)

The really cool entrance

Jack Skeleton heads, used to show different expressions in the movie

 
     

Outside, there were a couple of LARGE scale pieces of artwork:

    

After looking at all Tim Burton's art, I walked around outside to look at some of the other large displays.  

 Learn about LACMA and see more of Tim Burton's work!