Post #248461 by ToonToonz on Fri, Aug 11, 2006 5:04 PM

On 2006-08-11 14:16, Tangaroa wrote:
Since I rarely have tikis in my art (and it is generally work for hire, as opposed to creating something & trying to get someone on the web to purchase it), I don't think my work qualifies in this discussion.

ToonToonz - where would you say your art falls? Tiki or un-tiki?

Interesting that you get to put your Tiki art work off limits from the discussion - you are not letting others. (How do you know the Tiki art displayed in this thread was not "art for hire" like you do - which most likely it was. Some company hired an artist and told them they wanted a gawdy, funky-looking Tiki cartoon guy for their product - just like you drew but you say doesn´t qualify for this discussion.)

People buy my art in galleries (and via the "gasp" lowly internet). Try it - it is not as easy as you imply. (I do both - art for hire and art in the gallery - so I think I have a bit of experience on how the art biz works.)
I saw a few sketches and computer drawings on your website, but no paint on canvas paintings. Did I miss them? I would sure like to see your paintings. How about tiki carvings, maybe?

And regarding your question about my art if I think it is Tiki or un-Tiki.
To be honest I do not really care whether it is "Tiki" or "un-Tiki" or even think about it. I paint what I like to paint and let others put it in categories - if they feel they have to.
I paint lots of different things and never wonder is it a "Wine" or and "un-Wine" painting? Is this a "Woman" or an "un-Woman" painting? Is this a "Landscape" or "un-Landscape" painting?
I guess artists that think/paint that way fit into the category of photorealist or realist-type painters. And that ain´t me! :)
And when I buy Tiki items it never, ever crosses my mind to ask "Is this Tiki or un-Tiki?". I buy what I like; I am not building a religous shrine.

Here´s a challenge - draw us what you think is a Tiki and post it here for all of us to judge.