What does tiki mean to you? - General Tiki

L LostIsland Member Joined: Jul 27, 2012 Posts: 118	L LostIsland Posted posted on Mon, Oct 21, 2013 9:33 PM I often sort of marvel at the irony of that Christiki. A romanticized version of island culture actually influencing island aesthetics. I guess it's too easy to take for granted the role that fantasy and imagination played in the Tiki or escapist desires of early Tiki denizens. It often seems that it rivals the influence that authentic island culture has played in the development of what we have come to know as Tiki. I've even had Hawaiian natives contact me on the mainland to buy Tiki stuff. It seemed strange that they couldn't find what they wanted without ordering from me. I suppose in some ways it exposes how much more Hawaii is Tiki in my mind as opposed to in reality. The Island is Calling...... [ Edited by: LostIsland 2013-10-21 21:34 ]

I often sort of marvel at the irony of that Christiki. A romanticized version of island culture actually influencing island aesthetics. I guess it's too easy to take for granted the role that fantasy and imagination played in the Tiki or escapist desires of early Tiki denizens. It often seems that it rivals the influence that authentic island culture has played in the development of what we have come to know as Tiki.

I've even had Hawaiian natives contact me on the mainland to buy Tiki stuff. It seemed strange that they couldn't find what they wanted without ordering from me. I suppose in some ways it exposes how much more Hawaii is Tiki in my mind as opposed to in reality.

The Island is Calling......

[ Edited by: LostIsland 2013-10-21 21:34 ]

Post #696972 by LostIsland on Mon, Oct 21, 2013 9:33 PM