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

R Rattiki Member Key West, FL Joined: May 03, 2003 Posts: 422	R Rattiki Posted posted on Thu, Aug 17, 2006 5:34 AM On 2006-08-08 11:42, bigbrotiki wrote: Though expertly carved in mostly beautiful tropical wood, to me these "Tikis" often are "off" somehow, because they are not based on the "primitive" art books that inspired American mid-century carvers. The cultural background of the Asian craftsman unconsciously creeps into their work, showing itself in too softly flowing lines instead of blocky simplicity, or in the wrong relation between the head size and the body. I have seen these in many Asian import stores in Hawaii, and unfortunately in new Trader Vic franchises also, and most of the time I can pick them out as Poly-asian. But that's just because of who I am, ya know, I wrote...oops, akh, darn...must not...grggllll Unless of course you gift them a copy of your BOT as I did :wink: I think that worked....at least I hoped it worked.....didn't it work? :o

On 2006-08-08 11:42, bigbrotiki wrote:
Though expertly carved in mostly beautiful tropical wood, to me these "Tikis" often are "off" somehow, because they are not based on the "primitive" art books that inspired American mid-century carvers. The cultural background of the Asian craftsman unconsciously creeps into their work, showing itself in too softly flowing lines instead of blocky simplicity, or in the wrong relation between the head size and the body. I have seen these in many Asian import stores in Hawaii, and unfortunately in new Trader Vic franchises also, and most of the time I can pick them out as Poly-asian. But that's just because of who I am, ya know, I wrote...oops, akh, darn...must not...grggllll

Unless of course you gift them a copy of your BOT as I did :wink: I think that worked....at least I hoped it worked.....didn't it work? :o

Post #249417 by Rattiki on Thu, Aug 17, 2006 5:34 AM