Post #198011 by CondorTiki on Mon, Nov 14, 2005 12:20 PM

I was going to post a long tirade, but others have done that for me, So, I'll keep it short. 'Tiki' should probably be essentially 'Pacifica', but that in itself signifies a 'Fusion', which is what 'Tiki' is. Plenty of other art forms work well with 'Tiki'. A Prime example is the work of 'Shag', who is deemed to be 'Tiki', but in fact is mostly 'Googie'! 'Tiki', 'Googie', '50's/60's Kitch', with a little 'Deco' thrown in for good measure are the essentials of 'Tiki'. But 'Tiki' is capable of encompassing so very much more. It's a 'Fusion' of forms and cultures. It's all good! 'Tiki' to me represents 'Good friends, good times, good fun', or as the Japanese say 'KamPai time'. I have a good laugh at 'Purists' who use 'Chain Saws and Routers' to create their 'Pure' art! Personally, I enjoy Drawing and Carving images that are a combination of 'Tiki', 'Moai' and 'Roa'. They will continue to have 'Bug Eyes' and 'Chicklet teeth' because that makes me smile, unlike some of the Dark Brooding 'Demonic' imagery I've seen, that passes itself off as 'Tiki'. 'Tiki' IS a 'Fusion'. Always was, always will be. So have fun with it! It's all good!