Post #150187 by beachin on Wed, Mar 30, 2005 2:01 PM

On 2005-03-30 11:56, bigbrotiki wrote:

While the aesthetic of original Oceanic Art is so-called "primitive", the color palette tends more to the dark browns, greens and black, and the lines and forms are often elegant and smooth. This is even more the case in "Polynesian Pop", the 20th century re-interpretation of Oceanic Art.

Is this truly the opinion of all 3017 members of this community? I mean, I don't want to offend the group and if my art is found offensive to the popular opinion, I'm big enough to go away. I'm not likely to change my art, though, as that's not really an attractive option.

I appreciate the opinion. I really do. I just wonder if you speak for everyone. I don't know you, so I don't have a way to interpret your opinion. I value everyone, though, and would love to hear that from other members of the community.

I'm fairly new on the scene here, and have not met anyone in person yet. I will be attending the Oasis in May, and if I feel that I offend the general population there, then I think that our interests are too widely varied to be a member.

I have found some clique-ish comments in reading various threads across the board here and wonder if newcomers are more of an irritation to the old-timers. I don't know enough yet to find if that is just on isolated cases based upon members dealings with newbies.

I have been warned off of mentioning anything that doesn't concern Tiki. I just don't know what that means to the rest of you. If your views are similar to the 3016 others, then I truly am in big trouble in my attempt to fit in.

I'd be interested to hear from others in this regard, specifically from other artists who have been members of this community for more than 6 months.