Post #463238 by ZeroTiki on Sat, Jun 20, 2009 10:38 AM

On 2009-06-17 09:50, Pahoehoe Ule wrote:
I think tikidom will exile itself into a second decline if it doesn't allow external influences to introduce a certain amount of variation. While there are a few iconic standards that should always help define what is "tiki" and what is merely a face on a mug or a log, if tiki design doesn't start appropriating elements from other disciplines, it will soon find itself at the ass-end of a lowbrow cul-de-sac of no return.

I think these are gems of wisdom. Granted, my most snobby action has been to 'school' someone at an antique fair about their overpriced mug (even went so far as to give them my card if they had questions later--OUCH!) , and further, as a true purveyor of Tiki, my physical collection is still in it's infancy, but I do feel that Pahoehoe has an excellent point. I think that Tiki as it is today appropriates from diverse elements, and evolves. Ratrod style tiki mugs, Jazz-age Bob paintings that we would all die for, hyper-pop style paired down tiki signs... The world is a big place. There's enough tiki for everyone. Besides, how can you be into Tiki the 'wrong way'?

~Zero