Post #428223 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Jan 11, 2009 9:18 AM

On 2009-01-11 08:24, GO TIKI wrote:
From an ceramic artist point of view, I think his work is awesome, Vantiki does big teeth too..

Exactly, and I am saying that his (very talented) work is not Tiki, either, because to 98% it is fantasy/monster/dungeons art.

The part of Tiki revival ceramic and graphic art that goes in the direction of a Frank Frazetta and Lord of the Rings esthetic, and has almost NO element of Polynesian art in it, in my opinion waters down what Tiki is, and in that way is on the same level than -dare I invoke his name- Jimmy Buffet.

And yes, I am aware you both duly noted the non-Tiki/borderline Tiki character of the above artist. I said this before and I will again, I am not attacking the right of everyone here to have their own personal taste, but I am simply watching out that Tiki Central stays TIKI Central, so that newbies who drop in do not see that stuff here and think that that is Tiki.