What Tiki Lounge wouldn't dream of these dioramas: - California Events

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sat, Mar 8, 2008 8:01 PM The Kon Tiki Tuscon certainly counts, as do the rain forest windows of the Kahiki, and other tropical vistas. Like we can see above, dioramas came in all shapes and forms. They are distinguished from Island-life MURALS by adding the third dimension, creating environs out of plants, rocks, Tikis, animals, huts, volcanoes, outriggers, etc. Some were small scale (think model train set, Polynesian style), others are almost life size. The full-fledged dioramas had ocean, sky and landscape murals painted in perspective as a back drop to complete the illusion, but other, smaller ones just faked a dense jungle view, like at the Kalua Room.

The Kon Tiki Tuscon certainly counts, as do the rain forest windows of the Kahiki, and other tropical vistas. Like we can see above, dioramas came in all shapes and forms. They are distinguished from Island-life MURALS by adding the third dimension, creating environs out of plants, rocks, Tikis, animals, huts, volcanoes, outriggers, etc.
Some were small scale (think model train set, Polynesian style), others are almost life size. The full-fledged dioramas had ocean, sky and landscape murals painted in perspective as a back drop to complete the illusion, but other, smaller ones just faked a dense jungle view, like at the Kalua Room.

Post #365651 by bigbrotiki on Sat, Mar 8, 2008 8:01 PM