The Tiki paperback cover art thread - General Tiki

MN Mister Naufrago Tiki Socialite Spain Joined: May 20, 2008 Posts: 214	MN Mister Naufrago Posted posted on Wed, Jun 23, 2010 1:46 PM On 2010-06-23 09:24, bigbrotiki wrote: The reason WHY there was so little Tiki in paperback art is, I believe, not that the artists weren't into primitive art or Polynesian sculpture, but that the publishers went by one simple truth: Sex Sells! Just reading all the lurid sub-headers makes that obvious. Exacto. Most of the Tiki covers I`ve posted are not from adult paperbacks but "young readers" oriented literature (for those days standards)and probably Tiki seemed a suitable subject matter. Or maybe French publishers don't believe in the "sex sells" axiom. :) Nevertheless some of its artists and authors like Henri Vernes sure were into primitive art.

On 2010-06-23 09:24, bigbrotiki wrote:
The reason WHY there was so little Tiki in paperback art is, I believe, not that the artists weren't into primitive art or Polynesian sculpture, but that the publishers went by one simple truth: Sex Sells! Just reading all the lurid sub-headers makes that obvious.

Exacto.

Most of the Tiki covers I`ve posted are not from adult paperbacks but "young readers" oriented literature (for those days standards)and probably Tiki seemed a suitable subject matter.
Or maybe French publishers don't believe in the "sex sells" axiom. :)

Nevertheless some of its artists and authors like Henri Vernes sure were into primitive art.

Post #538519 by Mister Naufrago on Wed, Jun 23, 2010 1:46 PM