tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post7841956309703849851..comments2023-11-03T04:29:29.498-04:00Comments on Paleo-Future: The Future World of Energy (1984)Matt Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360406896692501416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-25876732173970516072007-04-03T12:46:00.000-04:002007-04-03T12:46:00.000-04:00It looks a lot like a Chris Foss or John Harris. ...It looks a lot like a Chris Foss or John Harris. Whoever did it, it's a really terrifying image. The machinery may not look like that, but one only has to trip down to South America to see the real process in action.<BR/><BR/>As an aside, we bought our son a book of construction vehicles drawn in a very simple, graphic style. At first we thought it was just a cute picture book, but upon multiple viewings it made me a little queasy. It tells the quaint story of tearing down old buildings and bulldozing trees to put up an office building. I guess some industrial-age themes never die.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-20107215800436884312007-04-03T10:26:00.000-04:002007-04-03T10:26:00.000-04:00I suspect that the illustrator was heavily influen...I suspect that the illustrator was heavily influenced by Gerry Anderson shows as a child. In particular, "Thunderbirds" shows a utopian paleo-future with lots of gently smoking chunky industrial machines.mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934631957033086256noreply@blogger.com