Handpainted Tiki Mug auction: monkey and bear - Tiki Marketplace

TT Tiki Trav Tiki Socialite NSW Central Coast, Australia Joined: Sep 25, 2006 Posts: 640	TT Tiki Trav Posted posted on Mon, Aug 25, 2008 5:33 PM Yes artwork being stolen/copied bites HARD, however I feel that if someone buys an object at retail they should be able to modify/enhance/destroy the object as they wish, if they modify it in such a fashion that the value is increased that's great. There were people selling artworks at Oasis that consisted of modified tiki mugs used in a mosaic, They looked fantastic though they had chopped and smashed up lots of mugs to achieve this. Holden was impressed with how they used Tiki Farm mugs and I'm sure Squid was fine with it although they used his art in a sense. Difference is they were from the original source. Not knock offs made to resemble known artworks. If I bought a Bamboo Ben mug and dipped it in 24c gold I would imagine i could market it for the price of the mug plus the gold plus the time and ingenuity required and not feel guitly towards Bamboo Ben, Ernie, or Tiki Farm. Of course I would be incredibly stupid too. Mymotiki it is my opinion that you are WRONG.

Yes artwork being stolen/copied bites HARD, however I feel that if someone buys an object at retail they should be able to modify/enhance/destroy the object as they wish, if they modify it in such a fashion that the value is increased that's great.

There were people selling artworks at Oasis that consisted of modified tiki mugs used in a mosaic, They looked fantastic though they had chopped and smashed up lots of mugs to achieve this. Holden was impressed with how they used Tiki Farm mugs and I'm sure Squid was fine with it although they used his art in a sense. Difference is they were from the original source. Not knock offs made to resemble known artworks.

If I bought a Bamboo Ben mug and dipped it in 24c gold I would imagine i could market it for the price of the mug plus the gold plus the time and ingenuity required and not feel guitly towards Bamboo Ben, Ernie, or Tiki Farm. Of course I would be incredibly stupid too.

Mymotiki it is my opinion that you are WRONG.

Post #403936 by Tiki Trav on Mon, Aug 25, 2008 5:33 PM