What defines

MR Matt Reese Member San Diego Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 1182	MR Matt Reese Posted posted on Wed, Jun 11, 2008 5:06 AM Man, my head is spinning after reading through this thread. As an artist I sometimes worry that trying to be "original" in some ways may ruin the "tikiness" of a piece. It's a fine line for me. Tipsy seems to be coming from the same place as me as far as lowbrow, beatnik etc. The mid century look and feel, THAT is tiki to me. Painting within that realm is a challenge. Capturing a moment is tough. Great thread, it definitely got me thinking. I always read the "purist vs. newbie crap" threads. I'm not saying this is one. It does lean toward the same old battle that goes on. Trying to create something new based on something pre-defined sets many up for a fall. The only thing I'm sure of is certain things just aren't tiki no matter how many people buy them. Like I said, great thread. Cheers.

Man, my head is spinning after reading through this thread. As an artist I sometimes worry that trying to be "original" in some ways may ruin the "tikiness" of a piece. It's a fine line for me. Tipsy seems to be coming from the same place as me as far as lowbrow, beatnik etc. The mid century look and feel, THAT is tiki to me. Painting within that realm is a challenge. Capturing a moment is tough.
Great thread, it definitely got me thinking. I always read the "purist vs. newbie crap" threads. I'm not saying this is one. It does lean toward the same old battle that goes on. Trying to create something new based on something pre-defined sets many up for a fall.
The only thing I'm sure of is certain things just aren't tiki no matter how many people buy them.
Like I said, great thread.
Cheers.

Post #386226 by Matt Reese on Wed, Jun 11, 2008 5:06 AM