I think it has reached a point where it bears discussion... - Tiki Carving

F foamy Tiki Socialite The Land of Pleasant Living Joined: Jun 15, 2004 Posts: 597	F foamy Posted posted on Mon, Nov 14, 2005 5:57 AM Just out of curiousity, I'd like to see what constitutes a perversion of tiki. Not something way off (I know that of which you speak), but something marginal, something just over the line. Where is the line? Which of the last few years' mugs step out of "true" tiki. What popular "tiki" art goes out of bounds? Which carvings fail the tiki-ness test? I'm looking for boundaries here. I'm looking for definition. What is and what ain't. I don't disagree with the original post. I just want to know where the line is drawn. I know of lots of things and entities here, on TC, that are firmly embedded in the minds and wallets of the ohana that frequent the board, that I don't consider to be "tiki". And yet are highly sought after, and again, bear no resemblance to "real" tiki. And yet, tikiphiles eat them up. So, where are we at? How does that square up?

Just out of curiousity, I'd like to see what constitutes a perversion of tiki. Not something way off (I know that of which you speak), but something marginal, something just over the line.

Where is the line?
Which of the last few years' mugs step out of "true" tiki.
What popular "tiki" art goes out of bounds?
Which carvings fail the tiki-ness test?

I'm looking for boundaries here. I'm looking for definition. What is and what ain't. I don't disagree with the original post. I just want to know where the line is drawn. I know of lots of things and entities here, on TC, that are firmly embedded in the minds and wallets of the ohana that frequent the board, that I don't consider to be "tiki". And yet are highly sought after, and again, bear no resemblance to "real" tiki. And yet, tikiphiles eat them up. So, where are we at? How does that square up?

Post #197931 by foamy on Mon, Nov 14, 2005 5:57 AM