Larry Brooks' Tiki Art - Other Crafts

BB Beachcomber Brooks Member Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 6	BB Beachcomber Brooks Posted posted on Tue, Sep 9, 2008 11:24 AM Aloha, all! This is Castaway Clemens speaking (username still KreepyTiki for the moment)... I'm here to introduce you to the work of a good friend of mine, Larry Brooks, who just joined TC today as Beachcomber Brooks. Though Larry has been an artist for many years since his days back at CalArts, only recently -- at my eager urging -- did he venture into the uncharted waters of tiki. And, I must say, it's brought out something new in his work which is hard to define, but I know it when I see it! A first-rate technician, Larry has a style all his own and his pieces share a (mostly) monochromatic moodiness, an air of the sinister, and a caustic whimsy which make them immediately stand out. For the moment, with one notable exception, his tiki pieces are all black & white -- graphite on paper. Originally signing himself "L. Brooks", he now uses the nickname I've long called him by -- "Larrold". First up is "The Dons"... Then, keeping with this theme, "Tiki Mafia"... (Those two pieces seem to be "Dons Of The Beachcomber"!) Next we have "Nice Place"... "Tiki Dude"... "Kool"... "Serenity"... "Tastes Smooth"... (Gee, bet you'd never guess Larry's not a smoker, eh?) And then we have a couple particularly surreal ones -- "I Hate It When This Happens"... And "You Have A Payment For Us"... (Miss your payment with THESE guys and I get the feelin' you'd REALLY be "sleeping with the fishes"!) Then there's a dip into tiki paranoia with "Did He Just Move"... ...and "I'm Not Alone"... A serving of decidedly menacing tiki with "What Is This"... ..."Can You Hear Me Now?"... ...and "My Good Friend"... (If tikis could be trained as guard dogs, these would be top candidates!) And, last but not least, we return to the reassuring (at least relatively!) world of the tiki bar with this bunch, beginning with "I Feel Mellow"... ...continuing with "Nice Little Place"... ...and colorfully concluding with "Tiki Barman"... Well, there ya have it! So, ohana, whaddya think? Cheers & Mahalos :drink: :tiki: Castaway Clemens (guest-hosting for Beachcomber Brooks) [ Edited by: Beachcomber Brooks 2008-09-09 11:25 ] [ Edited by: Beachcomber Brooks 2008-09-09 17:09 ] [ Edited by: Beachcomber Brooks 2008-09-10 08:42 ]

Aloha, all!

This is Castaway Clemens speaking (username still KreepyTiki for the moment)...

I'm here to introduce you to the work of a good friend of mine, Larry Brooks, who just joined TC today as Beachcomber Brooks.

Though Larry has been an artist for many years since his days back at CalArts, only recently -- at my eager urging -- did he venture into the uncharted waters of tiki. And, I must say, it's brought out something new in his work which is hard to define, but I know it when I see it!

A first-rate technician, Larry has a style all his own and his pieces share a (mostly) monochromatic moodiness, an air of the sinister, and a caustic whimsy which make them immediately stand out.

For the moment, with one notable exception, his tiki pieces are all black & white -- graphite on paper. Originally signing himself "L. Brooks", he now uses the nickname I've long called him by -- "Larrold".

First up is "The Dons"...