Post #16910 by Geeky Tiki on Fri, Dec 20, 2002 10:18 AM

I would have to add the tongue in cheek futurism of the late 50's and early 60's as being tiki as well.

Esquivel seems tiki to me, and those boomerang Formica counter patterns, chrome rimmed kitchen tables, cars with bubble tops....

Shag imitates that atmosphere well with his use of futuristic scenes.

Tiki, if you ask moi, is the product of the early space age creating a scene where it was cool to mix in the look/style of more primitive or timeless, and leisurely, culture. Sort of a reaction to the speeding up of life that people perceived at the time.
Tiki is nonthreatening, outside of modern pace, and done in good humor.

So, whatever your reaction to modern times is, feel free to call it tiki!

BARTENDER! Another Mai Tai please, in a coconut mug, if you will.......

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