St Louis Art Museum: Atua 10/12 - 1/4 - Other Events

G Greg_D_R Member Joined: Apr 22, 2011 Posts: 143	G Greg_D_R Posted posted on Sun, Jan 4, 2015 6:28 PM I got in to see this today, on the very last day. It was so amazing to see these works of art from all the Polynesian islands that permeate give rise to Tiki culture. Most of the major forms were well represented, but one of the most iconic, a Ku 'Temple figure', did not make the trip to St. Louis, and stayed in Australia. There is a great picture of it on p. 156 of the catalog book though. The book is gorgeous, full of pictures, and I'd recommend it to any tikiphile. As mentioned, no phtography is allowed in the main gallery, so I brought a sketchpad and made some rough notes about a few items and some rough sketches of some patterns that I might want to refer to later. It's only a matter of time before I take the plunge and carve my first tiki. Very inspirational.

I got in to see this today, on the very last day. It was so amazing to see these works of art from all the Polynesian islands that permeate give rise to Tiki culture. Most of the major forms were well represented, but one of the most iconic, a Ku 'Temple figure', did not make the trip to St. Louis, and stayed in Australia. There is a great picture of it on p. 156 of the catalog book though. The book is gorgeous, full of pictures, and I'd recommend it to any tikiphile. As mentioned, no phtography is allowed in the main gallery, so I brought a sketchpad and made some rough notes about a few items and some rough sketches of some patterns that I might want to refer to later. It's only a matter of time before I take the plunge and carve my first tiki. Very inspirational.

Post #734317 by Greg_D_R on Sun, Jan 4, 2015 6:28 PM