Tim Burton Clowns

Many of us may be familiar with the iconic Nightmare before Christmas of Tim Burton. Not only is he famous for directing many amazing movies but also for his art. Tim Burton has gained a significant position among other artists by making himself unique with his bizarre and surreal artworks.

Burton’s talent is to transform familiar subjects into peculiar ones. When it comes to clowns, people normally describe them as kid-friendly or something that are “harmless”. However, under the hands of Tim Burton, those clowns turn into evil thing. For instance, he adds a bottle of poison and a bloody jaw, which are completely opposite to the image of an ordinary, happy clown. Body parts are exaggerated by making the arms longer and slimmer; The eyes, nose, and mouth are enlarged while the pupils are just merely dots. On common thing to see in Burton’s art is that his works are either vibrant or in monochrome. In this particular work, he uses two contrast colours which also produce a contrast with the evil imagery of the clown. The rough sketche creates a great deal of coarse and unclean textures. He makes the clown looks like a work of a child, but with a mind of an adult. Tim’s greatest ability is that he draws whatever idea

His bizarre and surreal characteristics have influenced me on my series. I have altered ordinary subjects in life into sinister and peculiar ones. Furthermore, the content of my work is not likely to be seen in daily life, but rather in some nightmares, just like most of Tim Burton’s work. All three pieces of my series contain body features that are exaggerated to make it dark and strange. However, the difference between my works and Burton’s works is that my photographs have a more real-life structure while his sketches and painting are more cartoonish. My series is able to reach the surreal and bizarre point that I wish to “exploit” from Tim Burton’s unique