Post #73504 by kooche on Thu, Jan 29, 2004 11:08 PM

when i first started to paint tikis and got into the loop here on Tiki Central i met some great people that introduced me to a few GREAT artists that i had no idea exhisted...that is a vague statement...

Sven took me through his/the book page by page...he told me that his favorite painter of tiki culture was a Mexican artists, Miguel Covarrubias...

while it is difficult to say what he is MOST remembered for, it is only because there is SO MUCH to chose from when it comes to "drawing the line" pointing to the paramount achievement left behind by this master...

his maps and murals may be his most remembered work though one could say that the massive scale they were generated on has something to do with that?

this map will surely be bought by a TC local due to this post...it shows the style of tiki bust generated by the ancient regions of the globe...GENIUS! and PERFECT for any bar...or livingroom...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3700269148&category=20143

there are a number of books that he did depicting cultures abroad that are FULL of colorfull (tiki/islandstyle) inspiration to me and others that have had the pleasure of knowing his artwork...THANKS SVEN!

i urge you to further explore his work at these amazing sights that give a limited profile on teh multitude of creations this man generated in one short lifetime...

http://biblio.pue.udlap.mx/museo/cova.html

http://www.shaneglines.net/illustrators/featuredartist/covarrubias2.html

see you at the tiki ti saturday night kids!