What defines

K Kenike Tiki Socialite McKinney, TX Joined: Jul 24, 2003 Posts: 1207	K Kenike Posted posted on Wed, Jun 11, 2008 7:35 AM I'm no artist, and as I've stated earlier I still have much to learn about tiki as an art form. I'm just a consumer who spends money on things that I like. I have to say I'm not really into the direction tiki seems to be heading. I don't really consider myself a purist, but I'd much rather see tiki look more to the past then be associated with all this bizarro imagery that, in my opinion, has absolutely nothing to do with tiki. I'm not knocking any artists or retailers...it's just my own personal taste. I don't like a lot of what I see these days and won't be spending my money on it. On a side note, and I don't mean to put anyone off by pointing this out, if you click on the "Celebrating classic and modern Polynesian Pop" link under the Tiki Central logo above, you'll see this: "The Tiki that Tiki Central focuses on is a mid-century American invention that is Polynesia-inspired. We’re here to discuss classic Tiki, what made it great, how to celebrate it and preserve it today, and how to create and influence new Tiki that isn’t generic, watered down, or misguided."

I'm no artist, and as I've stated earlier I still have much to learn about tiki as an art form. I'm just a consumer who spends money on things that I like. I have to say I'm not really into the direction tiki seems to be heading. I don't really consider myself a purist, but I'd much rather see tiki look more to the past then be associated with all this bizarro imagery that, in my opinion, has absolutely nothing to do with tiki. I'm not knocking any artists or retailers...it's just my own personal taste. I don't like a lot of what I see these days and won't be spending my money on it.

On a side note, and I don't mean to put anyone off by pointing this out, if you click on the "Celebrating classic and modern Polynesian Pop" link under the Tiki Central logo above, you'll see this:

"The Tiki that Tiki Central focuses on is a mid-century American invention that is Polynesia-inspired. We’re here to discuss classic Tiki, what made it great, how to celebrate it and preserve it today, and how to create and influence new Tiki that isn’t generic, watered down, or misguided."

Post #386260 by Kenike on Wed, Jun 11, 2008 7:35 AM