Say you were one of the billions of illustrators back in the 70's and 80's who were influenced by Magritte and the Surrealists. Life was good. Giant landscapes with tiny everyman in suits and bowler hats were hot. You thought it would never end.
Suddenly it ended. You woke up one day and became Peter Frampton after Sgt. Peppers. Surrealism is played out. You are seriously effed. Oh man you are effed. Your only skill is putting tiny guys with suits into surreal landscapes. You are wandering in the wilderness like millions of other similar illustrators who now have plenty of spare time. What can you do with a style that nobody wants to publish?
You can put your vision on film or the stage and blow people's minds away.
Check out this video by Dimitris Papaioannou. He is a Greek choreographer and director who also does illustration and graphic novels. He was the director for the opening ceremony for the Athens Olympics. After seeing this, tell me he doesn't remind you of every illustrator from the era of tiny guys in business suits.
If you're ever in a coffee shop or bar and I hear you bitching and moaning about the good old days, please forgive me if I slap you across the face.
It's never over.
Unless you want it to be over.
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