Post #26368 by waikiki tiki on Wed, Mar 12, 2003 6:32 PM

On 2003-03-12 12:30, manic cat wrote:

In the case of Picasso and Braque, these artists were contemporaries, friends, and collaborators. They worked together and inspired each other. They had a very personal relationship. In Tiki King's case, his design has been stolen by a stranger.

[ Edited by: manic cat on 2003-03-12 12:59 ]

Manic Cat,

I am aware of the situation between Mr. Picasso and Mr. Braque. That was not my point at all....the point was about style. In many art movements (from cubism to orphism to de Stijl) art works looked very much alike. Above anything it is about the iconogrophy in this situation. I have seen the same tiki carving TikiKing did (that were previous to his carving) so who is he ripping off? I mean if I carve a cross and then someone else does it too am I supposed to be pissed that they stole it from me when I stole it from somewhere else anyway. I too, (like everyone claims to be these days) am an "artist" and believe that art is all about borrowing ideas from other places. People do it subconsciously everyday as it is our nature to do so. MOMA has it's own problems with this I believe, I mean just because they attribute it correctly doesn't mean they should be selling post cards, shirts, bags, hats, over-priced books, etc. in the gift shop with "Impressionists" or whatever it happens to have printed on it. I think it's all bullshit, but again, that is just my opinion. I still think TikiKing should work out some "deal" with the ancestors that he stole his design from.

waikiki
(just sharing my opinion...that's all!)