Help w/ researching traditional/ authentic tiki designs - Tiki Carving

H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Mon, Aug 8, 2005 9:37 AM Yes, a wonderful post idea! We were just discussing last night while at the Lucky Tiki that many of the elements that would be present in a tiki art curriculum one might find at a good art school are here -- lots of how-to with the technique and the wood you can use -- but the big piece that's often missing is the art history, a look back at the tiki masters of the past, and what their influences were. Naturally, it all goes back to actual Oceanic Art. If you haven't already, do buy Meyer's Oceanic Art book. Oceanic Art on Amazon

Yes, a wonderful post idea! We were just discussing last night while at the Lucky Tiki that many of the elements that would be present in a tiki art curriculum one might find at a good art school are here -- lots of how-to with the technique and the wood you can use -- but the big piece that's often missing is the art history, a look back at the tiki masters of the past, and what their influences were. Naturally, it all goes back to actual Oceanic Art.

If you haven't already, do buy Meyer's Oceanic Art book.

Oceanic Art on Amazon

Post #178056 by Humuhumu on Mon, Aug 8, 2005 9:37 AM