The exhibition celebrates one of the most influential directors of the last 40 years, able to conquer the public with gothic atmospheres populated by abnormal individuals.
TIM BURTON’S NIGHTMARE… is put in dialogue with the exhibition-tribute to Burton in progress at the Museo del Cinema di Torino, already among the most visited shows in 2023.
From Saturday 18 November 2023
“TIM BURTON’S NIGHTMARE…”
The exhibItion TIM BURTON’S NIGHTMARE… from November 18, exactly one year after the opening of Subjective Gallery, evokes the dark world of Tim Burton in all its nuances thanks to a selection of extraordinary Alternative Movie Posters.
THE ARTWORKS
On this occasion, too, Soggettiva Gallery has commissioned several original works: the representation of a cornerstone of the Burtonian poetics such as Edward Scissorhands has been entrusted to the fairy-tale craftsmanship of Veronica Chessa.
Fredlobo Lopez has instead ventured with Batman, whose version directed by Burton and played by Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson is still among the most loved by the fans of the superhero, and with Sweneey Todd, the latter among the best performances offered by Johnny Depp during his long artistic collaboration with Burton.
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE…
There is a before and after The Nighmare Before Christmas, although the film was in fact directed by Henry Selick: Burton gives life to a jewel of stop-motion animation that completely overturns the traditional Christmas imagery with a story where skeletons and ghosts show more vitality than many living beings, like in Mark Bell’s poster. Simone Macciocchi has further honored the film with a series of unique works, including “scratches” on black paper and fabric collage on cardboard.
SWIMMING IN A CHOCOLATE RIVER
Max Dalton, on the other hand, was inspired by The Chocolate Factory, based on the novel by Roald Dahl, which Burton was able to transpose into his own sinister and very personal imagination. Rupesco also pays tribute to the film with a work that plays on the reflections coming from the famous glasses of Willy Wonka. From the story has been drawn a new film chapter: one more reason to appreciate the film by Burton and its poster.
BURTON ATTACKS!
Max Dalton also proposes his version of Mars Attacks!: inspired by the science fiction of the ’50s, Burton revisits the classic scheme of alien invasion according to his own rules : extraterrestrials, made in computer graphics, are carriers of a scathing satire on the power lust of the United States.
A GENIUS WAS BORN
Starting point of Tim Burton’s poetics, Beetlejuice “is a delightful goth comedy that overturns the classic stereotype of horror films. The artisanal special effects and the soundtrack contribute to perfectly render a horror and psychedelic atmosphere that pays tribute to the suggestions of surrealism” Longtake.it. How not to appreciate the cloud represented by Chris Brake from which emerge the various ghosts and monsters that populate the film?
A FOSTER FAMILY?
Sometimes looking at Tim Burton one may doubt that he was raised by the Addams Family: seriously, the famous team created by the mind of Charles Addams presents several points of contact with the imagination of the American director: it is no coincidence that Burton is among the creators of the series Wednesday, focused on the figure of Wednesday Addams: Duke Duel offers us his reinterpretation of the character played by Jenna Ortega.
INFO
SOGGETTIVA GALLERY
Via Pasquale Sottocorno 5/A, 20122 Milano
3357722437 – 3458463222
Opening hours:
from Tuesday to Friday 10 – 20.30
Saturday and Sunday 10-13.30 e 16-19.30
