The Gallery of Regrettable Tiki Paint Jobs - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Tue, Apr 22, 2008 1:27 PM May I recap: On 2008-04-17 20:44, bigbrotiki wrote: NOTE": This thread shall be reserved for examples of classic mid-century Tikis having been painted over, and is NOT intended for the following: B.) Contemporary artists' examples, be it graphic or sculptural. It is my hope that the wrongness of the Tiki crimes of the past will inform the artists of today to become better acquainted with a sensible use of colors in their efforts to continue the great tradition of American Tiki culture. ..so please lets keep contempo examples out of this thread. But to answer your question, these are certainly much better than some of the recent Floridian examples posted on TC, mainly because they are monochrome, not clown faces, and they are based on classic Polynesian pop style. I still do not like the green and blue ones. For mugs or graphics sure, but not for carvings.

May I recap:

On 2008-04-17 20:44, bigbrotiki wrote:
NOTE": This thread shall be reserved for examples of classic mid-century Tikis having been painted over, and is NOT intended for the following:
B.) Contemporary artists' examples, be it graphic or sculptural.

It is my hope that the wrongness of the Tiki crimes of the past will inform the artists of today to become better acquainted with a sensible use of colors in their efforts to continue the great tradition of American Tiki culture.

..so please lets keep contempo examples out of this thread. But to answer your question, these are certainly much better than some of the recent Floridian examples posted on TC, mainly because they are monochrome, not clown faces, and they are based on classic Polynesian pop style. I still do not like the green and blue ones. For mugs or graphics sure, but not for carvings.

Post #375364 by bigbrotiki on Tue, Apr 22, 2008 1:27 PM