Welcome to the Tiki Central 2.0 Beta. Read the announcement
Tiki Central logo
Celebrating classic and modern Polynesian Pop

Tiki Central / General Tiki / WHEN and WHERE did Melanesian art enter Polynesian Pop?

Post #511425 by bigbrotiki on Tue, Feb 16, 2010 12:53 PM

You are viewing a single post. Click here to view the post in context.

...which was discussed in that OTHER thread, below. :) Would be great if you can find any photos of him for it!

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=35520&forum=1&6

On 2010-02-15 15:39, bigbrotiki wrote:
The average G.I. did not have the artistic interest and eye to appreciate the artifacts. The influence of PNG art on Tiki style hails mostly from the primitive art appreciation by museums and art dealers that I describe in Tiki Modern.

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2010-02-16 13:01 ]