Post #751441 by AceExplorer on Thu, Sep 24, 2015 9:53 AM

The mid-century tiki thing, to me, is a casual and very relaxed (almost haphazard) consolidation of various escapist elements. Many of these came to mind to folks of the time as both fun and exotic. Few were tied to a desire to be culturally accurate, and no offense ever seemed to be intended. It was recreational, and it was amusing -- less-developed cultures suddenly were at the center of a grand fad.

I see that in today's tiki resurgence we're adding rockabilly, hot rods, monsters, and all kinds of other things. The evolution of the genre is ongoing, and some polarization accompanies that as we find ourselves poly-pop "purists,""progressives," or something in between.

What could we say the "common thread" is? Fun? Retro?

My brain hurts!