Thread: Guillermo del Toro - "..at home with the Monsters"

Saw a great exhibit today at the Art Gallery of Ontario...artist has done some great work in movies, and is passionate about the monsters we all create and take with us in our lives.

Thought I'd share some of the exhibits....was fascinating, films such as Hell Boy, Pan's Labyrinth, Pacific Rim....etc.

I also think there's a new Avatar in there for me somewhere...the straight razor was the real thing, bones scales, nice pinning, jimped spine...couldn't see the tang stamp though.

"From the fantastic to the frightful, don’t miss this rare glimpse into the world of renowned filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and his cabinet of curiosities. Taking inspiration from del Toro’s extraordinary imagination, At Home with Monsters reveals his creative process through his personal collection of art, artefacts, books, and props, all culled from Bleak House, del Toro’s creative haven located in Los Angeles.

“To find beauty in the profane. To elevate the banal. To be moved by genre. These things are vital for my storytelling,” says Guillermo del Toro. “This exhibition presents a small fraction of the things that have moved me, inspired me, and consoled me as I transit through life.”

This unique exhibition explores the creative mind behind one of the most inventive filmmakers of our generation revealing his influences, from the Medieval era to contemporary culture, and his particular obsession with horror, fantasy and the rich heritage of the Victorian era. At Home with Monsters is organized thematically, beginning with visions of childhood and innocence and the Victorian era; continuing through explorations of death and the afterlife, magic, occultism, alchemy, Frankenstein and horror, monsters; and concluding with a celebration of comics, movies and popular culture."