North Pacific - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Wed, Apr 21, 2010 12:10 AM On 2010-04-20 14:44, Brandomoai wrote: Is it unavailability of authentic or even reproduced Polynesian art? Or is it that the proprietors or the public failed to distinguish the difference between primitive artforms? I think it is both of these, PLUS the one mentioned above that applies to the Spanish and Florida mugs: The designers drew inspiration from all sorts of primitive art: Polynesian, Melanesian, African, and Pacific Northwest. But in my opinion, the latter was so rarely used that I believe its influence is negligible. I'd love to be proven wrong though.

On 2010-04-20 14:44, Brandomoai wrote:
Is it unavailability of authentic or even reproduced Polynesian art? Or is it that the proprietors or the public failed to distinguish the difference between primitive artforms?

I think it is both of these, PLUS the one mentioned above that applies to the Spanish and Florida mugs: The designers drew inspiration from all sorts of primitive art: Polynesian, Melanesian, African, and Pacific Northwest. But in my opinion, the latter was so rarely used that I believe its influence is negligible. I'd love to be proven wrong though.

Post #525192 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Apr 21, 2010 12:10 AM