Vanderbeek’s early collages and animations were very inspirational and influenced the work of Terry Gilliam, John Stezaker and many other notable artists and directors. Vanderbeek transcended any identification with mono media. He was active in Film, Animation, Music, Archives, Immersive Events, Happenings and much more. Imagine going to College and having John Cage, Buckminster Fuller and Merce Cunningham as your teachers!