The End of the Shag Era? Officially un-cool? Afraid so. - General Tiki

K Kawentzmann Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Mar 28, 2002 Posts: 254	K Kawentzmann Posted posted on Thu, Jun 19, 2003 8:16 AM On 2003-06-11 09:20, bananabobs wrote: Most of his art is kinda cool...kinda beatnik rather than total TiKi, Its straight comercial look can’t be beatnik by ANY means. beatnik art imho looks more like abstract expressionism. By the way, I like shag’s decorativeness, but why always people in his picture? In my pad i like to be the main person defining the style, not the people in the pictures looking perfect in a perfect environment. Is’s too easy to be perfect when you are a cartoon. That’s unfair! KK

On 2003-06-11 09:20, bananabobs wrote:
Most of his art is kinda cool...kinda beatnik rather than total TiKi,

Its straight comercial look can’t be beatnik by ANY means. beatnik art imho looks more like abstract expressionism.

By the way, I like shag’s decorativeness, but why always people in his picture? In my pad i like to be the main person defining the style, not the people in the pictures looking perfect in a perfect environment. Is’s too easy to be perfect when you are a cartoon. That’s unfair!

KK

Post #39976 by Kawentzmann on Thu, Jun 19, 2003 8:16 AM