Fiberglass tikis! Fantastic plastic. - Other Crafts

LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Mon, Jan 30, 2006 8:40 PM On 2006-01-30 18:51, Mr Tikitalk wrote:All the tiki exotica found any place other than its original locales in the south seas is kind of Disney-esque phony to begin with, so the wedding of space age fiberglass material with ancient tiki icons is just another step of phony-ish tiki art. Wood, plastic, stone, it's all good. I must disagree here. There are many serious carvers here on the mainland that either stay true to the art of the South Seas or are carvers who are directly from or are descendents of the South Pacific. Disney is the entity that turned it into a theme park exhibit. Example: Although not from the South Pacific, the work of Ben Davis could find a home on any South Pacific isle... the man has got it and many of us including him know he is channeling the ancients.

*On 2006-01-30 18:51, Mr Tikitalk wrote:*All the tiki exotica found any place other than its original locales in the south seas is kind of Disney-esque phony to begin with, so the wedding of space age fiberglass material with ancient tiki icons is just another step of phony-ish tiki art. Wood, plastic, stone, it's all good.

I must disagree here. There are many serious carvers here on the mainland that either stay true to the art of the South Seas or are carvers who are directly from or are descendents of the South Pacific. Disney is the entity that turned it into a theme park exhibit.

Example: Although not from the South Pacific, the work of Ben Davis could find a home on any South Pacific isle... the man has got it and many of us including him know he is channeling the ancients.

Post #211621 by Lake Surfer on Mon, Jan 30, 2006 8:40 PM