Interview with Kern Mattei of the Mai Kai - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Wed, Jan 2, 2008 4:27 PM The above is meant as a general warning and reminder, and not as a personal critique of individuals and their efforts. All I try to do here on TC is continue my work in sharing my experience as a visual archaeologist, and do so by (hopefully benevolently) nudging and prodding people to SEE, and appreciate good classic and modern Tiki style, and THINK and hopefully ACT to preserve it, instead of just CONSUME. I want to be perceived as big brother Tiki, not as a Tiki god. I am happy to say that my worries about the Mai Kai Tiki population have been put at ease by a recent p.m. It does appear that there are some sensitive souls in the group of volunteers that care for Tiki and are doing good work on the new generation of statues being churned out now, they even put considerable effort into aging the already cemented-in first generation, which apparently was not easy. I just want to say I am very grateful, and please realize that I am just an art critic in my ivory tower, not in the mosquito infested swamps of the Mai Kai jungle. :D

The above is meant as a general warning and reminder, and not as a personal critique of individuals and their efforts. All I try to do here on TC is continue my work in sharing my experience as a visual archaeologist, and do so by (hopefully benevolently) nudging and prodding people to SEE, and appreciate good classic and modern Tiki style, and THINK and hopefully ACT to preserve it, instead of just CONSUME. I want to be perceived as big brother Tiki, not as a Tiki god.

I am happy to say that my worries about the Mai Kai Tiki population have been put at ease by a recent p.m. It does appear that there are some sensitive souls in the group of volunteers that care for Tiki and are doing good work on the new generation of statues being churned out now, they even put considerable effort into aging the already cemented-in first generation, which apparently was not easy. I just want to say I am very grateful, and please realize that I am just an art critic in my ivory tower, not in the mosquito infested swamps of the Mai Kai jungle. :D

Post #352560 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Jan 2, 2008 4:27 PM