Post #464630 by squid on Thu, Jun 25, 2009 3:00 PM

On 2009-06-25 13:32, Clarita wrote:

so i think that to make tiki art meaningful specially because it comes from a not very nice thing, the important thing would be to try to make your OWN paradise in the way, and share that with the world... that's why i do it...

BINGO

It encompasses the good and the bad. But you make what you want of it. You can overlook the bad in your work but you should be aware of it.

After all, the Poly-pop movement was born of fantasy and escapism by combining multiple cultures and even some imaginary ones. We're just creating new fantasies based on the first wave (and traditional) and hopefully stretching it into new territory. There's room for "deep" and political content but it's definitely not required to make great art.

[Edited by squid because one sentence made absolutely no sense at all. I do that sometimes. And Kinny, Scanners is the most raddest movie ever, except for maybe The Transatlantic Feedback.]

[ Edited by: squid 2009-06-25 15:11 ]