The Jungle-style Thread - Pop Culture Iconography of the Dark Continent - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sun, Jan 10, 2010 11:12 AM All good points John-O. Kudos for taking the time to go back and find the right quotes from me. But I did not "suddenly sour" on this thread's concept, for me it is all about balance, and the right measure, which was getting lost, in my opinion. On 2010-01-09 11:56, JOHN-O wrote: I'm not really a Tiki mug person but I'd buy a Pam Grier "giant afro" mug or a Mayan Princess exotica velvet painting. :) This kind of stuff was just leading away too far from mid-century pop primitivism, and thus Tiki culture. If someone would offer this material up with a concise history of its evolution and its parallels to Tiki and its time, wonderful, but I doubt that was going to happen. To just post far-fetched material because one is running out of the truly related stuff is weak. Again, all this is just my personal opinion: I applaud what I like, and critique what I don't like, kind of like I pick and choose the material for my books. That's how one defines a style. The difference here on TC is you don't have to listen to me. :D I realize that my clout weighs heavier than others, but I cannot change that, all I could do possibly is shut up.

All good points John-O. Kudos for taking the time to go back and find the right quotes from me. But I did not "suddenly sour" on this thread's concept, for me it is all about balance, and the right measure, which was getting lost, in my opinion.

On 2010-01-09 11:56, JOHN-O wrote:
I'm not really a Tiki mug person but I'd buy a Pam Grier "giant afro" mug or a Mayan Princess exotica velvet painting. :)

This kind of stuff was just leading away too far from mid-century pop primitivism, and thus Tiki culture. If someone would offer this material up with a concise history of its evolution and its parallels to Tiki and its time, wonderful, but I doubt that was going to happen. To just post far-fetched material because one is running out of the truly related stuff is weak.

Again, all this is just my personal opinion: I applaud what I like, and critique what I don't like, kind of like I pick and choose the material for my books. That's how one defines a style. The difference here on TC is you don't have to listen to me. :D I realize that my clout weighs heavier than others, but I cannot change that, all I could do possibly is shut up.

Post #503397 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Jan 10, 2010 11:12 AM