In Paris, the “The Art of James Cameron” exhibition brings together 300 drawings and paintings by the American director. Growing up, in the middle of the Cold War, alongside a mother who was an amateur painter can forge a destiny.
The Canadian becomes obsessed with the apocalypse, and extensively draws killer robots, mechanized exoskeletons and lush jungle planets. He believes that the latter are “an excellent way to learn to draw” and claims the influence of Jack Kirby, the creator of Captain America.