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T TikiPhil Member Riverside, CA Joined: Nov 21, 2004 Posts: 150	T TikiPhil Posted posted on Sun, May 13, 2007 12:25 PM The rest was all about oh-so-authentic South Seas art and culture. Which again proves my whole theory about WHY Polynesian Pop/Tiki Style was not recognized in its own heyday. To the design critics which wrote for the media the fake stuff was just bad taste, so this "Taste Police" ignored it whenever they could. These kind of articles on primitive art inspired the people to seek out and build Tiki temples, but the results of that inspiration were NOT noted or reported...the BOT had to do that, first, but 40 years after. I see the same thing happening today. I can find a lot of articles about the animals of the world's rain forests but nothing about their renderings at the Rainforest Cafe.

The rest was all about oh-so-authentic South Seas art and culture.
Which again proves my whole theory about WHY Polynesian Pop/Tiki Style was not recognized in its own heyday. To the design critics which wrote for the media the fake stuff was just bad taste, so this "Taste Police" ignored it whenever they could. These kind of articles on primitive art inspired the people to seek out and build Tiki temples, but the results of that inspiration were NOT noted or reported...the BOT had to do that, first, but 40 years after.

I see the same thing happening today. I can find a lot of articles about the animals of the world's rain forests but nothing about their renderings at the Rainforest Cafe.

Post #306048 by TikiPhil on Sun, May 13, 2007 12:25 PM