Urbaneta - another South Pacific / Mexico connection - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Mon, Apr 9, 2007 4:31 PM Very interesting, how history is written by the people in charge. The Mexican/Fillipino mixture must have created some beautiful chicas... One reason for Miguel's interest in Pacfic cultures certainly came from the fact that from early on, in the 1920s and 30s, he took part in the American and European art scene, which drew much of their inspiration from primitive art, be it Oceanic, African or pre-Columbian. He was a hobby archaeologist and amassed one of the great private collections of Mexican pre-Columbian art, at a time when one could still seek out ancient sites and dig the stuff up oneself. I was born too late for that, so I had to do it with Tiki mugs.:)

Very interesting, how history is written by the people in charge. The Mexican/Fillipino mixture must have created some beautiful chicas...
One reason for Miguel's interest in Pacfic cultures certainly came from the fact that from early on, in the 1920s and 30s, he took part in the American and European art scene, which drew much of their inspiration from primitive art, be it Oceanic, African or pre-Columbian. He was a hobby archaeologist and amassed one of the great private collections of Mexican pre-Columbian art, at a time when one could still seek out ancient sites and dig the stuff up oneself.

I was born too late for that, so I had to do it with Tiki mugs.:)

Post #297932 by bigbrotiki on Mon, Apr 9, 2007 4:31 PM