Urban Archeology - General Tiki

TS Tom Slick Tiki Socialite The Beaches of South Bay, SoCal Joined: Aug 26, 2005 Posts: 1093	TS Tom Slick Posted posted on Sat, Dec 30, 2006 9:30 AM On 2006-12-30 01:08, Ojaitimo wrote: at the risk of getting shot. Not that I'm asking any of you to do this. (Don't try this at home) The owner let me roam around while I took pictures but wouldn't come out or show him self. Great job Tim, I too enjoy good old fashioned roadside eccentric art! These pics have alot of "Von Dutchism" to them, as he was a recluse and eccentric man who always kept a gun "at arms length", but his artwork was and still is incredible. It also reminds of Simon Rodia's Watts Towers in South Central Los Angeles, which coincedently, Von Dutch used to bring old,broken plates and cups along with old worn silverware from the local restaurants and trashbins to Simon Rodia when he was building the towers. Ken Howard a.k.a. "Von Dutch" was "touched" by art at an early age.

On 2006-12-30 01:08, Ojaitimo wrote:
at the risk of getting shot. Not that I'm asking any of you to do this. (Don't try this at home) The owner let me roam around while I took pictures but wouldn't come out or show him self.

Great job Tim, I too enjoy good old fashioned roadside eccentric art! These pics have alot of "Von Dutchism" to them, as he was a recluse and eccentric man who always kept a gun "at arms length", but his artwork was and still is incredible. It also reminds of Simon Rodia's Watts Towers in South Central Los Angeles, which coincedently, Von Dutch used to bring old,broken plates and cups along with old worn silverware from the local restaurants and trashbins to Simon Rodia when he was building the towers. Ken Howard a.k.a. "Von Dutch" was "touched" by art at an early age.

Post #275649 by Tom Slick on Sat, Dec 30, 2006 9:30 AM