Post #716582 by PabTiki on Sat, May 10, 2014 12:51 PM

Ha, agreed!

But at the same time, items from IKEA are cheap and mass-produced, but not considered "kitsch."

Posters are "mass-produced ... calculated to have popular appeal," but not "kitsch."

So the standouts, to me, are "low-brow ... unsubstantial or gaudy."

It just seems unfair when I see mugs from people like Gecko / Squid / Munktiki, which to me stand as works of art in their own right. Are they "high" works of art? Who makes that call?

It seems unfair to elevate certain African art forms to the status of "art," and not modern, Oceanic-art-inspired hand-made items simply because they fall under the umbrella of "tiki" (making them automatically "tacky").

Picasso owes much of the "revolutionary" nature of his art DIRECTLY to African and Oceanic forms.

He was an avid collector of of African and Ocean art.

http://www.amazon.com/Picassos-Collection-African-Oceanic-Art/dp/3791336916

So to paint all "tiki" / Oceanic-inspired modern-art-in-a-tiki-style as "tacky" seems a bit of cultural elitism at its finest!

But if it keeps prices of mugs low ... well, maybe I can soften my position until my collection is complete, haha. :)

Pablo

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[ Edited by: PabTiki 2014-05-10 12:52 ]