is this what tiki culture is becoming? if so are you ok with it? - General Tiki

T tigertail777 Member Oregon Joined: Nov 25, 2004 Posts: 679	T tigertail777 Posted posted on Sat, Aug 20, 2011 2:38 AM I really didn't understand what people were arguing about with "authentic tiki style" until I ran across this thread a few nights ago: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=31087&forum=1&start=0&hilite=1920s%20hawaii Talk about tiki world war! I understand a lot more now from both sides of the coin. Regarding the video... the lyrics are horrible, but to be fair there are lot of 1930's Polynesian themed novelty songs that also have lyrics that make me cringe, despite the fact I absolutely freaking love 30's poly pop even if it is sometimes misguided. I guess we have to look at it like this: you gotta have a bad example to show what you mean is a good example (no light without dark and all that). The video is kind of cute in a kitschy kind of way, and their hearts seem to be in the right place it's just misguided. But then again, I am sure not every example from the golden age of tiki style would hold up to scrutiny either; there had to be some less than stellar quality things produced then as they are now. The only thing that can be done is to lead by example and create what should be to contrast with what shouldn't. I think the big misconception is there is a enormous difference between "tiki", and "tiki style" the latter (as I understand it) being a definitive fixed art style/movement with certain boundries that make it what it is. Whereas something "tiki" may have a tiki in it, but is not necessarily of "tiki style". All art movements have defining characteristics that make them what they are so they can be categorized, thus (again as I understand it) is the term "tiki style" (but correct me if I am wrong, the "world war tiki thread" above was quite the long read and got pretty technical, this is just what I took away from it). Ok now I am running away before people start throwing the rotten tomatoes.

I really didn't understand what people were arguing about with "authentic tiki style" until I ran across this thread a few nights ago: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=31087&forum=1&start=0&hilite=1920s%20hawaii
Talk about tiki world war! I understand a lot more now from both sides of the coin. Regarding the video... the lyrics are horrible, but to be fair there are lot of 1930's Polynesian themed novelty songs that also have lyrics that make me cringe, despite the fact I absolutely freaking love 30's poly pop even if it is sometimes misguided. I guess we have to look at it like this: you gotta have a bad example to show what you mean is a good example (no light without dark and all that). The video is kind of cute in a kitschy kind of way, and their hearts seem to be in the right place it's just misguided. But then again, I am sure not every example from the golden age of tiki style would hold up to scrutiny either; there had to be some less than stellar quality things produced then as they are now. The only thing that can be done is to lead by example and create what should be to contrast with what shouldn't.

I think the big misconception is there is a enormous difference between "tiki", and "tiki style" the latter (as I understand it) being a definitive fixed art style/movement with certain boundries that make it what it is. Whereas something "tiki" may have a tiki in it, but is not necessarily of "tiki style". All art movements have defining characteristics that make them what they are so they can be categorized, thus (again as I understand it) is the term "tiki style" (but correct me if I am wrong, the "world war tiki thread" above was quite the long read and got pretty technical, this is just what I took away from it).

Ok now I am running away before people start throwing the rotten tomatoes.

Post #603249 by tigertail777 on Sat, Aug 20, 2011 2:38 AM