Robert Stromberg began his career in film as a traditional matte painter followed by his career as visual effects master. His unusual career has brought him to the point of production designing two extremely successful films one after the other. On AVATAR, which he co-designed with Rick Carter,they were awarded with both the Oscar and the BAFTA awards. Tim Burton’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND gave him the opportunity to solely design the physical and visual worlds that Alice experiences.
The photo above is of Tim Burton’s Jabberwocky based on the original engravings below, by Sir John Tenniel that Lewis Carroll uses in his original book. It is a beautifully coloured adaptation of a rich and detailed original story. Check out a great print interview with Robert Stromberg on his work.
