The Lurid low-brow Tiki-Art of Brad (tiki-shark) Parker - Other Crafts

TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Sat, Oct 10, 2009 2:14 PM Aloha Tiki Tribe! Bigtoe - HA! That is too cool! Well, I am honored to be seen out there, and called such nice things! Yea, the really nice lady who builds the gallery's web site really learned all about "tiki culture" and did a nice bio on me. Funny, how I find myself in a position to be telling people who live in Hawaii what Modern Tiki culture is. LLT - Mahalo. Glad you dig 'em. I had a LOT of fun painting them! Just pure cartoon tiki enjoyment! TeaKEY~ Hey thanks, that's swanky! Not sure that will go with my tiger striped chair in "the jungle room" though! Cool, thanks! OK, I found I was slipping behind on my deadline for the "Tarot Tiki Art" show piece for the Freaky Boutiki show on Halloween. so, I'm putting aside "Mr. Mai Tai" and doing the "The Magician" - the card I was picked to do in the Tiki Tarot show. Now, I could not find a canvas that was exactly 20" x 10", (I live on an island with only 2 art stores within 200 miles of me) so I got a 24" x 12" canvas and will black out a "framing" area leaving a 20" x 10" art area. Hey Hodadhank, hope dat will work! Here it is: Sketch sketch - the magician blocked out canvas area... roughed in here's some color a happening.... OK, so I was sending Cudra some Mp3 exotica/Halloween music for her up coming Halloween episode on "the Exotica Hour" pod cast, ( http://cudraclover.podomatic.com/ )and I started thinking about Halloween and Tiki. There has always been a connection for me. Here's what I thought up last night... The similarities of Hawaiiana and Halloween. 1.) Both come from Islands. Halloween from Ireland and England, and Hawaiiana from Hawaii and Polynesia. 2.) Both from extinct pagan religions... The ancient "druids" and the ancient "kapu religion" both believed in a pantheon of gods, used stone altars, and human sacrifice, and had "little people" (i.e. Leprechauns and Menehunes) 3.) Both became very popular in North America, particularly the United States. 4.) Both reaching an upsurge of popularity in the 50's an 60's. Both then experienced a down turn in popularity... The urban myth of the "razor blade in the apple scare" slowed Halloween for a while in the 70's, while the "Love Generation" and "Political Correctness" slowed Hawaiiana in the late 60's to the 80's. 6.) Both are experiencing a renewal in interest. Halloween in the 80's to now, Hawaiiana in the 90's to now. 7.) Both involve carved grimacing faces: Tikis and Jack-o-lanterns. Dig it! 8.) Both are considered by some folks to be "tacky" and by a few Religious people to be "too pagan". 9.) Both have myths about a ghostly group that is dangerous to meet at night: Ireland/England - "The Wild Hunt" and Hawaii - "The Night Marchers". 10.) Both involve dressing up: Halloween costumes, and loud Hawaiian shits, straw hats, grass skirts, coconut bras, etc. 11.) Both island people were conquered by "Europeans": Both had their "old religion" replaced with Christianity: The druids were conquered by the Holy Roman Empire, and Hawaii came under the sway of missionaries. 12.) Irish people like to drink! Tiki people like to drink! 13.) On average, the same people who enjoy Hawaiiana (or as it's now called Modern Tiki Culture), also enjoy Halloween. What do you think? Too funny huh? Yeah, I know, less thinking more painting! Aloha, B~ Brad (Tiki Shark) Parker http://www.tikishark.com http://www.sargentsfineart.com/artist/parker.php http://www.myspace.com/Lotus_Land http://www.cocktailnation.net [ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2009-10-13 16:24 ] [ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2009-10-16 17:22 ]

Aloha Tiki Tribe!

Bigtoe - HA! That is too cool! Well, I am honored to be seen out there, and called such nice things! Yea, the really nice lady who builds the gallery's web site really learned all about "tiki culture" and did a nice bio on me. Funny, how I find myself in a position to be telling people who live in Hawaii what Modern Tiki culture is.
LLT - Mahalo. Glad you dig 'em. I had a LOT of fun painting them! Just pure cartoon tiki enjoyment!
TeaKEY~ Hey thanks, that's swanky! Not sure that will go with my tiger striped chair in "the jungle room" though! Cool, thanks!
OK, I found I was slipping behind on my deadline for the "Tarot Tiki Art" show piece for the Freaky Boutiki show on Halloween. so, I'm putting aside "Mr. Mai Tai" and doing the "The Magician" - the card I was picked to do in the Tiki Tarot show.
Now, I could not find a canvas that was exactly 20" x 10", (I live on an island with only 2 art stores within 200 miles of me) so I got a 24" x 12" canvas and will black out a "framing" area leaving a 20" x 10" art area. Hey Hodadhank, hope dat will work!
Here it is:
Sketch

sketch - the magician

blocked out canvas area...

roughed in

here's some color a happening....

OK, so I was sending Cudra some Mp3 exotica/Halloween music for her up coming Halloween episode on "the Exotica Hour" pod cast, ( http://cudraclover.podomatic.com/ )and I started thinking about Halloween and Tiki. There has always been a connection for me. Here's what I thought up last night...

The similarities of Hawaiiana and Halloween.

1.) Both come from Islands. Halloween from Ireland and England, and Hawaiiana from Hawaii and Polynesia.

2.) Both from extinct pagan religions... The ancient "druids" and the ancient "kapu religion" both believed in a pantheon of gods, used stone altars, and human sacrifice, and had "little people" (i.e. Leprechauns and Menehunes)

3.) Both became very popular in North America, particularly the United States.

4.) Both reaching an upsurge of popularity in the 50's an 60's.

Both then experienced a down turn in popularity... The urban myth of the "razor blade in the apple scare" slowed Halloween for a while in the 70's, while the "Love Generation" and "Political Correctness" slowed Hawaiiana in the late 60's to the 80's.

6.) Both are experiencing a renewal in interest. Halloween in the 80's to now, Hawaiiana in the 90's to now.

7.) Both involve carved grimacing faces: Tikis and Jack-o-lanterns. Dig it!

8.) Both are considered by some folks to be "tacky" and by a few Religious people to be "too pagan".

9.) Both have myths about a ghostly group that is dangerous to meet at night: Ireland/England - "The Wild Hunt" and Hawaii - "The Night Marchers".

10.) Both involve dressing up: Halloween costumes, and loud Hawaiian shits, straw hats, grass skirts, coconut bras, etc.

11.) Both island people were conquered by "Europeans": Both had their "old religion" replaced with Christianity: The druids were conquered by the Holy Roman Empire, and Hawaii came under the sway of missionaries.

12.) Irish people like to drink! Tiki people like to drink!

13.) On average, the same people who enjoy Hawaiiana (or as it's now called Modern Tiki Culture), also enjoy Halloween.

What do you think? Too funny huh?
Yeah, I know, less thinking more painting!

Aloha,
B~

Brad (Tiki Shark) Parker

http://www.tikishark.com
http://www.sargentsfineart.com/artist/parker.php
http://www.myspace.com/Lotus_Land
http://www.cocktailnation.net

[ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2009-10-13 16:24 ]

[ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2009-10-16 17:22 ]

Post #487409 by Tiki Shark Art on Sat, Oct 10, 2009 2:14 PM