The Lurid Art of Brad (tiki-shark) Parker - at the Wyland gallery - Tiki Marketplace

TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Thu, May 24, 2012 11:38 PM ALOHA TIKI TRIBE! A L O H A T I K I T R I B E ! (that's the echos off lush emerald volcanic jungle cliffs and mountains that look like giant skulls with water falls rushing out of their gaping toothy maws, while strangely weird tropical birds utter almost human calls from in the dusky swirling misty green haunted regions of the inner island's moss covered ruins and idols) Down on the sunny beach, "So what's all the shouting about?" you ask as you sip a Mai Tai and glance back toward the jungle. ART! That's what! (art show with lots of TIKI ART mixed in with some other "tourist art") An art gallery in the historic sleepy fishing village of Kailua-Kona Hawaii, on the Big Island of Hawaii, is showing my tiki art - it's at the Wyland Kona Oceanfront Gallery. BTW - The Wyland Kona Oceanfront Gallery was the only gallery on the Big Island that took a chance and carried my "low-brow" TIKI art when most galleries here could not be bothered. It was a up hill fight to get "tiki-art" shown here in Hawaii! Very strange, but most galleries have a tunnel vision of what tourists will buy, and do not like taking a chance on anything that has not already sold for the last 20 years. I was told flat out that "TIKI" was dead, and would not sell in Hawaii. I'm glad to say the Wyland Kona gallery has proved that is not true. I started on a small area on a wall in the middle of the Wyland gallery, on probation kinda, then got moved to the front, then moved to the front window area. Now I'm one of the most displayed artists (next to the big guy - Wyland - in the gallery.) BIG MAHALO & thanks to owner Mark Hanna and his sales team for taking a chance on me and my "weirdo-low-brow poly-pop-surreal TIKI art". Limited editions Signed, numbered, certificates included Giclee on canvas and paper Plus originals Even the central islands - like Oahu and Maui are admitting TIKI is not dead. This issue featured an article on "The Tiki Tribe" and interviewed me as one of the "artists" in this Tiki underground culture. Tiki Art at the WYLAND KONA OCEANFRONT GALLERY. Wine, cheese, and art! Wyland Kona Oceanfront Gallery 75-5770 Alii Dr Kailua Kona, HI 96740-1782 Phone – (808) 334-0037 Toll Free – (888) 435-6612 Email – [email protected] Gallery web site: http://www.wylandbigisland.com/ Or contact me at [email protected] BIG ALOHA, hope you can drop in! Brad Tiki-shark Parker

ALOHA TIKI TRIBE!

A L O H A T I K I T R I B E !
(that's the echos off lush emerald volcanic jungle cliffs and mountains that look like giant skulls with water falls rushing out of their gaping toothy maws, while strangely weird tropical birds utter almost human calls from in the dusky swirling misty green haunted regions of the inner island's moss covered ruins and idols)

Down on the sunny beach, "So what's all the shouting about?" you ask as you sip a Mai Tai and glance back toward the jungle.

ART! That's what! (art show with lots of TIKI ART mixed in with some other "tourist art")

An art gallery in the historic sleepy fishing village of Kailua-Kona Hawaii, on the Big Island of Hawaii, is showing my tiki art - it's at the Wyland Kona Oceanfront Gallery.

BTW - The Wyland Kona Oceanfront Gallery was the only gallery on the Big Island that took a chance and carried my "low-brow" TIKI art when most galleries here could not be bothered. It was a up hill fight to get "tiki-art" shown here in Hawaii! Very strange, but most galleries have a tunnel vision of what tourists will buy, and do not like taking a chance on anything that has not already sold for the last 20 years.

I was told flat out that "TIKI" was dead, and would not sell in Hawaii.

I'm glad to say the Wyland Kona gallery has proved that is not true.

I started on a small area on a wall in the middle of the Wyland gallery, on probation kinda, then got moved to the front, then moved to the front window area.

Now I'm one of the most displayed artists (next to the big guy - Wyland - in the gallery.)

BIG MAHALO & thanks to owner Mark Hanna and his sales team for taking a chance on me and my "weirdo-low-brow poly-pop-surreal TIKI art".

Limited editions
Signed, numbered, certificates included
Giclee on canvas and paper Plus originals

Even the central islands - like Oahu and Maui are admitting TIKI is not dead.

This issue featured an article on "The Tiki Tribe" and interviewed me as one of the "artists" in this Tiki underground culture.

Tiki Art at the WYLAND KONA OCEANFRONT GALLERY. Wine, cheese, and art!
Wyland Kona Oceanfront Gallery
75-5770 Alii Dr
Kailua Kona, HI 96740-1782
Phone – (808) 334-0037
Toll Free – (888) 435-6612
Email – [email protected]
Gallery web site: http://www.wylandbigisland.com/
Or contact me at [email protected]

BIG ALOHA, hope you can drop in!
Brad Tiki-shark Parker

Post #637808 by Tiki Shark Art on Thu, May 24, 2012 11:38 PM