Miguel Covarrubias - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Wed, Feb 8, 2012 10:49 AM Randy, tiz itz, that Stubenberg image is in Tiki Modern. :) I think the elitism angle might come from the fact that at the time, a tropical vacation, a Hawaiian cruise, could only be afforded by the upper middle class, it remained a dream vacation for the general public until jet travel happened. I think it is good to be reminded of the fact that there are different viewpoints out there, and that Tiki IS an idealized view of a reality that was much more complex. And it is good to mourn the loss of indigenous cultures, and support the efforts of those who work for the recognition of the cultures' values and truths. I just see it more as a philosophical conflict: The universal desire of mankind to find paradise on earth, and in the course of it destroying it, leaving only the fantasy to hold onto and perpetuate.

Randy, tiz itz, that Stubenberg image is in Tiki Modern. :)

I think the elitism angle might come from the fact that at the time, a tropical vacation, a Hawaiian cruise, could only be afforded by the upper middle class, it remained a dream vacation for the general public until jet travel happened.

I think it is good to be reminded of the fact that there are different viewpoints out there, and that Tiki IS an idealized view of a reality that was much more complex. And it is good to mourn the loss of indigenous cultures, and support the efforts of those who work for the recognition of the cultures' values and truths.

I just see it more as a philosophical conflict: The universal desire of mankind to find paradise on earth, and in the course of it destroying it, leaving only the fantasy to hold onto and perpetuate.

Post #624109 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Feb 8, 2012 10:49 AM