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B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Wed, Apr 2, 2008 8:18 PM On 2008-04-02 16:58, ManFromT.I.K.I. wrote: My feeling is the the influence was mostly one way. That is, the "primitives" influencing the western artist (i.e. Picasso) which then may have been (subconsciously?) recycled again in the works of some of the modernist tiki sculptors. Sorry if I'm reaching far afield here. I have a little spare time on my hands . . . A daring theory, indeed! There is a book out there that shares that point of view somewhat...Cool book, if it just wouldn't be full of that ugly WITCO stuff! :)

On 2008-04-02 16:58, ManFromT.I.K.I. wrote:
My feeling is the the influence was mostly one way. That is, the "primitives" influencing the western artist (i.e. Picasso) which then may have been (subconsciously?) recycled again in the works of some of the modernist tiki sculptors.

Sorry if I'm reaching far afield here. I have a little spare time on my hands . . .

A daring theory, indeed! There is a book out there that shares that point of view somewhat...Cool book, if it just wouldn't be full of that ugly WITCO stuff! :)

Post #371121 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Apr 2, 2008 8:18 PM