New Tiki toy company - IDOLZ TOYS - Collecting Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Tue, Feb 23, 2010 6:35 PM Or, also ask yourself. "WHY do I like Tiki style, what is it that draws me to it?" Is it the primitive, primeval and dark mood of the Tiki carvings, mixed together with SOME grotesque cartoon-like features? Or is it all cartoony characters, with bright colors and plastic, CGI looking smooth surfaces...? Having to be commercial is one thing, but be careful to not miss what makes people be into Tiki in the first place. You could end up with a generic idol/monster/cartoon thing that has little left of what makes Tiki unique. Looking into real Oceanic Art from Polynesia will help not to loose track, then looking at what was done in the heyday of Tiki in the 50s and 60s, and then what has been done today. Tiki Central is THE place for that.

Or, also ask yourself. "WHY do I like Tiki style, what is it that draws me to it?" Is it the primitive, primeval and dark mood of the Tiki carvings, mixed together with SOME grotesque cartoon-like features? Or is it all cartoony characters, with bright colors and plastic, CGI looking smooth surfaces...?

Having to be commercial is one thing, but be careful to not miss what makes people be into Tiki in the first place. You could end up with a generic idol/monster/cartoon thing that has little left of what makes Tiki unique.

Looking into real Oceanic Art from Polynesia will help not to loose track, then looking at what was done in the heyday of Tiki in the 50s and 60s, and then what has been done today. Tiki Central is THE place for that.

Post #512929 by bigbrotiki on Tue, Feb 23, 2010 6:35 PM