Who is Timothy Walter Burton? Primarily known as a filmmaker, he is an artist who taps into the fantasy world. His works know no boundaries. Stepping into the creature's mouth, the entrance to his exhibit at the MoMA, I was taken into the Burton universe. There were sculptures, drawings, and paintings that illustrate his talent as an artist beyond the big screen. There were little alien creature sculptures with many eyes. There was a boy with nails in his eyes. It was a bit gruesome-looking, but I couldn't avert my gaze. This was true of many of the pieces at the exhibit. There were paintings of disturbed-looking clowns and a blue zombie girl titled "Blue Girl with Wine" that resembled one of the haunted spirtis from a movie called "Thirteen Ghosts." I admire Burton's extraordinary creativity, but I definitly would not want to have a painting like that in my home. It would be a bit too frightening. His sketches were also imaginative but they portrayed death in some way. There was a sketch of a girl with an oversized head looking up waiting for something to crush her. There was another drawing of a clown that grabbed my attention. He was posed as Santa Claus looking maliciously at the boy sitting on his lap. This was indeed creepy, but I also found it funny, and I'm not sure why exactly. Burton was bringing to life our childhood dreams and nightmares.

It's impossible to forget what I've seen at the Tim Burton exhibit. He is an artist that leaves you with an impression that anything is possible, which makes distinguishing between reality and fantasy more difficult. I would like to visit again soon.