Post #393593 by TikiTres on Sun, Jul 13, 2008 12:09 PM

Chet clearly has a lot of talent and has developed a line of prints that 99.9% of the population would identify as "tiki". He is trying to get the word out about his prints and came here hoping to scare up a little business, nothing wrong with that. What he didn't know is that his prints do not fit the Tiki Central and BigBro definition of tiki. I think BigBro could have been MUCH more diplomatic in his approach. Instead of skewering the artist, offer him some constructive criticism. Who knows; a kinder, gentler approach may have led to Chet doing some research into tiki and making an effort towards a more historically-influenced representation in his work. Instead, the negativity expressed here is likely to make him (and others) think that tikiphiles are a bunch of elitists that shun anyone that doesn't toe the forum line.