We need to talk about your kitsch problem... - General Tiki

C CosmoReverb Tiki Centralite Southern California Joined: Sep 19, 2016 Posts: 93	C CosmoReverb Posted posted on Tue, May 30, 2017 4:28 PM On 2017-05-30 15:33, kkocka wrote: ...If the mentioned mugs at least made an attempt thru their sculpts to look indigenous and totem-like, then that would be passable. But the end result is something that just looks angular and brightly colored and so far from what a tiki actually resembles. They've made mugs, but not tiki. Just for my own edification, would we generally agree that this would be the foundation of why a ThinkGeek 'Yoda' tiki mug is generally rejected as "tiki," but something like the 'Hitch-hiking Ghosts' mug is accepted? Or is the "authenticity" of the manufacturer or source also a factor? (Or is the 'Ghosts' mug not generally accepted either, and so is a bad example.)

On 2017-05-30 15:33, kkocka wrote:
...If the mentioned mugs at least made an attempt thru their sculpts to look indigenous and totem-like, then that would be passable. But the end result is something that just looks angular and brightly colored and so far from what a tiki actually resembles. They've made mugs, but not tiki.

Just for my own edification, would we generally agree that this would be the foundation of why a ThinkGeek 'Yoda' tiki mug is generally rejected as "tiki," but something like the 'Hitch-hiking Ghosts' mug is accepted? Or is the "authenticity" of the manufacturer or source also a factor?

(Or is the 'Ghosts' mug not generally accepted either, and so is a bad example.)

Post #776458 by CosmoReverb on Tue, May 30, 2017 4:28 PM