Tiki Central / General Tiki / What defines "TIKI" art...and does anybody care?
Post #386936 by bigbrotiki on Sat, Jun 14, 2008 4:21 AM
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I wanted to thank everyone for contributing and showing me that a lot people do care, and THINK about, and can articulate their thoughts on Tiki style. A lot of good points were made here, and the question was examined and illuminated from a lot of angles, adding to my own understanding and that of others (even if confusing it sometimes too), it was a really heartening show of interest and intelligent, productive thought. I am "away from my desk" so I cannot pull out examples of unique and so far untapped Oceanic Art/Tiki designs, y'all have to go to libraries and book sites to find'em yourself. PS: Wait, here is a link to a recent book Virani just posted, and it has several OTHER Oceanic Art books recommended on it under "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought:..." And as far as mid-century Tiki in comparison to today's Tiki goes, I thought of a great example of highly stylized and un-authentic Tiki designs that yet manage to always remain within the boundaries of Tiki style: Tiki Kate was the first to document ALL the Tiki poles at the Kona Kai apartments on Rosemead Blvd., and they are excellent proof of how and art form can express itself in seemingly infinite variety, yet always stay somehow linked to its source (scroll down to the bottom half): http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=27645&forum=2 As far as positive contemporary Tiki revival examples, I can only second Ken Ruzic's link to the Hukilau Harold Golen Gallery exhibit, what a strong show of talent and creativity, all in different styles, all unique, yet certainly all Tiki, in short: very reassuring that the Tiki Revival is in good hands. I am kinda glad that I am not there now, I would be so tempted to buy too much: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=28644&forum=4&start=0 [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2008-06-14 07:32 ] |