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B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Mon, Jan 24, 2011 2:20 PM On 2011-01-24 11:33, MadDogMike wrote: To keep the style from growing stale, I think it is important for current tiki artist to continue to get fresh inspiration from authentic artifacts rather than just rehashing the mid-century American interpretation found in today's thrift shops. Mid-century Tiki found in today's thrift shops? Where, where, please tell me! :D Re-hashing mid-century Tiki style does not seem to be as much of a problem nowadays as rehashing Tiki Revival Tiki style. Some new artists are not going any further than what they find on the internet - as in OTHER Tiki artists' work. So the art becomes repetitious and starts going in circles. Indeed, just like with the mid-century artists, Oceanic art books should be part of every Tiki artists creative diet, or their work will turn out thin and flat. [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2011-01-24 15:50 ]

On 2011-01-24 11:33, MadDogMike wrote:
To keep the style from growing stale, I think it is important for current tiki artist to continue to get fresh inspiration from authentic artifacts rather than just rehashing the mid-century American interpretation found in today's thrift shops.

Mid-century Tiki found in today's thrift shops? Where, where, please tell me! :D

Re-hashing mid-century Tiki style does not seem to be as much of a problem nowadays as rehashing Tiki Revival Tiki style. Some new artists are not going any further than what they find on the internet - as in OTHER Tiki artists' work. So the art becomes repetitious and starts going in circles. Indeed, just like with the mid-century artists, Oceanic art books should be part of every Tiki artists creative diet, or their work will turn out thin and flat.

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2011-01-24 15:50 ]

Post #573146 by bigbrotiki on Mon, Jan 24, 2011 2:20 PM