That's just wrong! The un-Tiki thread: - General Tiki

LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Tue, Aug 15, 2006 10:12 PM Looks like a knockoff! If it is Derek's work,that would be hilarious! Kind of an irony thang,but if it isn't,then that hack of an artist should find his own style-and at least wash down that tie-dye treatment so it's not so bright! Just discovered this thread and have to say-the stuff you guys have found is very funny! All this talk about tiki and untiki (especially on the artist's side) is a strange haze.It really Boils down to whether it brings you a smile or not-that's what gets people to buy a product be it cheesey or not (except the first picture of the tiki trannie-that is freakin wrong!)Polynesian Pop DID with Oceanic art what a lot of the TC artists DO today-we research-be it off an old carving or an old menu-and we elaborate on it.Because we weren't raised in the 40's-50's,our graphic/visual reference is different.It's piled high with Disney/Warner Bros/Hanna Barbera/Marvel comics/ etc.This whole tiki-untiki thing is ridiculous.Look at Witco,from a classic tribal standpoint,these are crude abstractions/stereotypes,but to American post war tiki vibe-they're classics!Flounder recognized that and put a Witco next to a more authentic tiki on his new painting(s). The reason you don't hear much from us artists is we be busy trying to draw and paint,plus the Creating Tiki/Other Crafts section is where we like to hang out! Most of the artists there are just sharing their main love of art which happens to intersect their love of tiki.But, just as you all have regular lives and regular loves,you shouldn't chastise the artists for having other outside subject matter. I mean, how rad are Sam Gambino's pieces? Without TC, a lot of folks wouldn't be able to enjoy or find his work.There's such a crossover with Rockabilly/Surf/Kustom Kulture/Tattoo that Tiki shows up in all of it.We may want to be purists about it-but think about Witco,and how new and alien it was to most folks-besides Elvis of course. All these new and crazy Tiki things popping up are for REGULAR people,the sheep who see something they like with no care as to whether or not it's an authentic Ku or Lono-they just like it! Sorry,this post got me blabbing,at least I'm not alone! Gotta go paint! I've been on line too long! You guys crack me up! Hope this rant is understandable! Mahaloz!

Looks like a knockoff! If it is Derek's work,that would be hilarious! Kind of an irony thang,but if it isn't,then that hack of an artist should find his own style-and at least wash down that tie-dye treatment so it's not so bright!
Just discovered this thread and have to say-the stuff you guys have found is very funny!
All this talk about tiki and untiki (especially on the artist's side) is a strange haze.It really Boils down to whether it brings you a smile or not-that's what gets people to buy a product be it cheesey or not (except the first picture of the tiki trannie-that is freakin wrong!)Polynesian Pop DID with Oceanic art what a lot of the TC artists DO today-we research-be it off an old carving or an old menu-and we elaborate on it.Because we weren't raised in the 40's-50's,our graphic/visual reference is different.It's piled high with Disney/Warner Bros/Hanna Barbera/Marvel comics/ etc.This whole tiki-untiki thing is ridiculous.Look at Witco,from a classic tribal standpoint,these are crude abstractions/stereotypes,but to American post war tiki vibe-they're classics!Flounder recognized that and put a Witco next to a more authentic tiki on his new painting(s).
The reason you don't hear much from us artists is we be busy trying to draw and paint,plus the Creating Tiki/Other Crafts section is where we like to hang out! Most of the artists there are just sharing their main love of art which happens to intersect their love of tiki.But, just as you all have regular lives and regular loves,you shouldn't chastise the artists for having other outside subject matter. I mean, how rad are Sam Gambino's pieces? Without TC, a lot of folks wouldn't be able to enjoy or find his work.There's such a crossover with Rockabilly/Surf/Kustom Kulture/Tattoo that Tiki shows up in all of it.We may want to be purists about it-but think about Witco,and how new and alien it was to most folks-besides Elvis of course. All these new and crazy Tiki things popping up are for REGULAR people,the sheep who see something they like with no care as to whether or not it's an authentic Ku or Lono-they just like it! Sorry,this post got me blabbing,at least
I'm not alone! Gotta go paint! I've been on line too long! You guys crack me up! Hope this rant is understandable!
Mahaloz!

Post #249177 by little lost tiki on Tue, Aug 15, 2006 10:12 PM