Art: Why and what do you buy? - Beyond Tiki

S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Mon, Apr 3, 2006 5:11 PM Okay. Keep in mind NOT cheesy southwest plaster and nylon stuff. I have a collection of pretty authentic native american pots, breastplates, clubs, elk skin shirt etc. made by myself and friends, fiancee and native artists. I have 2 Shag prints, the Juxtapoz open edition is one of them, money is definitely an issue for me. Other than paintings by myself and the fiancee I have a Van Hoople midcentury piece(painting). We have a painting from Pat Fennel, who is a friend of the fiancee. Most of my "art" is made by us and the other stuff we have is sadly mostly mass produced like the tiki objects and midcentury stuff we have. Our small collection of African art falls into the category of mass produced items too I'm sure. I'm lucky to have artistic friends and family becuz otherwise our art collection would be very small. If I had a zillion bux I'd definitely buy Miles Thompson's art, it's incredible! I'd also buy Picasso, Braque, Pollock, Kahlo and the list goes on... I love alot of different periods just like others here, but we bought this house becuz it was a custom 1959 show home called the Futurama and it had the right architecture for our modern and tiki collections. Most of my native Am. stuff is in storage now with a few outstanding pieces left out. We are trying to have a coherent midcentury style with modern feel and a few Indigenous African, Oceanic and N.Amer. pieces thrown in for warmth. I know decorating this way is a cliche but I truly do like it, and believe me, it is NOT popular here in Idaho, I was able to get this house and things like a Saarinen chair (2bux) for a steal becuz of that, so thank God. Of course the tiki room is a clutter room so it is exempt from the clean modern look. It has a nice piece from new Arnhemland in tropical N. Australia and a chainsaw art piece (a seal) from R.L. Blair (found it thrifting), one of the worlds top chainsaw artists. He created critter country and the country bear jamboree at disneyland, also the big buffalo sculpture that disney has.There is a "tiki" from Bora bora in the tiki lounge a pelauan story board and a Hawaiian Ku that are hand carved originals, other than that it's all mass produced excepting anything made by us. There are some Kitschy homemade works around that I have bought from thrifts too. Taking alot of Indigenous and Western world art history has really shown me alot of art and has helped shape my tastes, tiki central has definitely turned me on to Shag and Miles and many more artists as well. Thank u all for your creative impact on my life and work. Sincerely ST

Okay. Keep in mind NOT cheesy southwest plaster and nylon stuff. I have a collection of pretty authentic native american pots, breastplates, clubs, elk skin shirt etc. made by myself and friends, fiancee and native artists. I have 2 Shag prints, the Juxtapoz open edition is one of them, money is definitely an issue for me. Other than paintings by myself and the fiancee I have a Van Hoople midcentury piece(painting). We have a painting from Pat Fennel, who is a friend of the fiancee. Most of my "art" is made by us and the other stuff we have is sadly mostly mass produced like the tiki objects and midcentury stuff we have. Our small collection of African art falls into the category of mass produced items too I'm sure. I'm lucky to have artistic friends and family becuz otherwise our art collection would be very small. If I had a zillion bux I'd definitely buy Miles Thompson's art, it's incredible! I'd also buy Picasso, Braque, Pollock, Kahlo and the list goes on... I love alot of different periods just like others here, but we bought this house becuz it was a custom 1959 show home called the Futurama and it had the right architecture for our modern and tiki collections. Most of my native Am. stuff is in storage now with a few outstanding pieces left out. We are trying to have a coherent midcentury style with modern feel and a few Indigenous African, Oceanic and N.Amer. pieces thrown in for warmth. I know decorating this way is a cliche but I truly do like it, and believe me, it is NOT popular here in Idaho, I was able to get this house and things like a Saarinen chair (2bux) for a steal becuz of that, so thank God. Of course the tiki room is a clutter room so it is exempt from the clean modern look. It has a nice piece from new Arnhemland in tropical N. Australia and a chainsaw art piece (a seal) from R.L. Blair (found it thrifting), one of the worlds top chainsaw artists. He created critter country and the country bear jamboree at disneyland, also the big buffalo sculpture that disney has.There is a "tiki" from Bora bora in the tiki lounge a pelauan story board and a Hawaiian Ku that are hand carved originals, other than that it's all mass produced excepting anything made by us. There are some Kitschy homemade works around that I have bought from thrifts too.

Taking alot of Indigenous and Western world art history has really shown me alot of art and has helped shape my tastes, tiki central has definitely turned me on to Shag and Miles and many more artists as well.

Thank u all for your creative impact on my life and work.

Sincerely
ST

Post #224744 by Sneakytiki on Mon, Apr 3, 2006 5:11 PM