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Sorry to derail your thread, that memory of the Tidal Wave ride sponsorship really bothered me and I had a hard time confirming it, there is very little on the internet and surprisingly no pictures of the awesome signage Body Glove did. Only thing I could find was an LA Times article, here is a snippet: "...Executives at wetsuit maker Body Glove were excited by their licensing partnership with Winkler, which produced deals for swimwear, shoes, eye wear, jeans and accessories, said Vice President Bill Meistrell, a cousin of Randy. The company poured millions into marketing, sponsoring hockey's Kings, basketball's Clippers, car races and a "Body Glove Tidal Wave" ride at Magic Mountain before realizing things were growing too fast, Bill Meistrell said." Plus the description from my opening day brochure of Tidal Wave: "Introducing Tidal Wave. You'll go hurtling down a 98 foot chute at 50 feet per second. Upon hitting the water, you'll be in the midst of a gigantic roaring, 20 foot wave. Followed by a drenching, 40 foot splash. You'd have to go to Hawaii's North Shore to find a more radical wave!" (The last sentence is of course the sponsorship tip off). Again sorry for the derail. I now return you to your regular Brad programming. :wink: |
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Tiki Shark Art
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Tue, Oct 2, 2012 11:41 PM
ALOHA TIKI TRIBE! No worries, like I said, I really dig working with Body glove. They are really the last Surf Brand not to go corporate, and are owned and run by real beach folk and surfers. Great folks. The ride at magic mountain was before my time with Body glove... I started working with them about 10 years ago designing beach towels. Sounds like a blast! Wonder if they'll add in an attach by their new "Sea Creature" to the water ride... could be a hoot!
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Wed, Oct 3, 2012 2:52 AM
ALOHA TIKI TRIBE! Coming up this month, on Oct 8th, yeah... I've been asked to speak as some kinda expert at the University of Hawaii and tell them intelligent things about "Tiki-culture". I may be up against some hard core actual Hawaiian Culture folks, who think I'm just some haole appropriating true Hawaiian Culture. - but I hope to let them know Tiki Culture is not here to replace Hawaiian Culture. HECK! We love real Hawaiian Culture, (how could we not? It's the mother that gave birth to us) but, we are more about "Hawaiiana" ... the make-believe Hawaii that the Hawaiian Tourist Bureau created in the 40's to bring world wide tourist money to the islands. This OZ-like Hawaii has gotten lost in the 80's... but we love it's unique and strange cartoon/Disney/psychedelic re-mix of many Polynesian art forms, transmogrified into a newly current resurgence as a different south seas world all together. I know I mix in a lot more of the dark mythic things from ancient Hawaiian culture, Things so thrillingly told me by my Hawaiian best buddy, as well as many pop culture icons & things not from Hawaii, - but that mix well - at least in my mind. Sheesh... think what I'll do is hand out some 2012 calenders I have left, plus my art post card, things representing my style of art. Let them know the images I am making... pictures should get what I do across. Wish me luck. Anyone have any other good ideas that could help me? |
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Wed, Oct 3, 2012 9:10 AM
Maybe use a few examples to try to explain the connection between the ancient and modern? Like how their ki'i became tiki, or how their older tattoo designs are incorporated into today's tiki artwork. |
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Wed, Oct 3, 2012 1:24 PM
For your talk, if you have the ability to use powerpoint, I think an obvious thing would be some scans from both of Sven's books, explaining what you just encapsulated in your last post and maybe further extrapolating the whole history background that Sven talks about with the GI's coming back from WWII and wanting to recreate that ideal of Hawaiian paradise. It may seem old hat to us, but you would be surprised how few people actually know much of the background to to tiki culture. Pictures of your own work set to some nice thematic music like Tikiyaki Orchestra etc towards the end as a pastiche would be a nice capper. Then after they have that nice relaxing look at your work you can open it up to questions.:wink: Also if you bring freebees, make sure there are more than you need. Once people see your work you are liable to have people wanting to take home pieces for friends and family. And LOTS of business cards. :) |
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Thu, Oct 4, 2012 4:08 AM
THANK YOU! I love that movie, I think considering the time period it was made, that they did an absolutely fantastic job with it. It was okay that it was cheesy, it was an old serial. And yeah, I'd love to see a remake of it, so long as they didn't try to make it dark, and action-filled. Time to go back and read through more posts on this thread, I'm digging the conversation. Post Script - Please don't use Powerpoint. It sucks. Powerpoint presentations suck, unless you're just using it as a slideshow. Then have at it. Otherwise, there are tons of better programs out there, like Photo Story. Good art doesn't deserve bad Powerpoint! |
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Thu, Oct 4, 2012 11:54 PM
ALOHA TIKI TRIBE! Sorry, no power point, no slide show. But - I'll hand out folders that are "goodie bags" of samples of my work, ( Here's where the painting is now... Should be done in a few days... (gallery is waiting!) [ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2012-10-04 23:56 ] |
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Fri, Oct 5, 2012 12:30 AM
The level of detail is just incredible... blows the mind! Can't wait to see the finished piece. |
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Fri, Oct 5, 2012 2:09 AM
Aloha Tiki Tribe! |
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Tiki Shark Art
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Sat, Oct 6, 2012 12:15 AM
Aloha Tiki Tribe - HAPPY ALOHA FRIDAY! If you like Tiki & Halloween, you gotta go to the episode of this "Star Ship Sofa" pod cast and listen to this audio play : it's "The Tree is my Hat" by Gene Wolf, presented by horror host Larry Santoro: http://www.starshipsofa.com/2008/11/06/aural-delights-no-49-gene-wolfe/ |
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Sun, Oct 7, 2012 7:08 PM
Good bags trump powerpoint any day of the week. Nice! |
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Sun, Oct 7, 2012 7:33 PM
I want you & Kinny & Doug Horne to make some Hawaiian Shirts! |
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Tiki Shark Art
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Tue, Oct 9, 2012 1:18 AM
Aloha Tiki Tribe! Brad (Tiki Shark) Parker
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Wed, Oct 10, 2012 5:40 PM
Aloha Tiki Tribe! ALOHA! |
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Hale Tiki
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Thu, Oct 11, 2012 7:19 AM
That's nutty to see how basic and formless she started out as, and what it turns into. I love seeing works of art in process! |
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Thu, Oct 11, 2012 3:44 PM
Hale Tiki - thanks! |
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Thu, Oct 11, 2012 4:23 PM
Looks like her use of "Hawaiian Tropics" is paying off. Her skin is looking awesome and love the hits of color on her outfit. Looking great! I'm so glad the talk at the University went well and you had a full crowd. I'm sure I am not the first to say it, but your college professor was an idiot and we are sure glad that you didn't take his toss out as a reason to quit art. You are amazingly talented and it is a joy to watch you work.
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Fri, Oct 12, 2012 8:04 PM
ALOHA TIKI TRIBE! - HAPPY ALOHA FRIDAY! littlegiles - Thanx so much. It was a little bit of "sweet revenge" on the big snobby machine of "The ART WORLD", after I got over my stage fright that is. The Instructor has since e-mailed me and said how much the class enjoyed my talk, and that I was a natural story teller. They want to use in me in the future... so, we'll see if I have to do this every semester or not. Not sure I want to! But, it's good to give back to the world for things that have been given to me. & hard to say no to students who want to learn. Anyways, back to work!
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Sat, Oct 13, 2012 12:51 PM
Everything is looking awesome as always! The new Sea Kreature painting looks like it's gonna be tons of fun to work on! |
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Sat, Oct 13, 2012 2:10 PM
Aloha Tiki Tribe! |
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Sun, Oct 14, 2012 2:06 AM
Aloha Tiki Tribe!
Check out this great little film - it won a film contest promoting "Surf Photography" - http://surf.transworld.net/1000151561/videos/imaginarium-body-gloves-the-disappearance/ Big Aloha! |
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Sun, Oct 14, 2012 2:54 PM
Aloha Tiki Tribe! Aloha [ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2012-10-14 14:55 ] [ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2012-10-14 14:56 ] |
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Sun, Oct 14, 2012 3:26 PM
Step 2: |
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Sun, Oct 14, 2012 9:42 PM
Next Step ... |
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Wed, Oct 17, 2012 3:03 PM
Aloha Tiki Tribe! |
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Thu, Oct 18, 2012 3:14 AM
ALOHA TIKI TRIBE!
Give me a "SCREAM"! |
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Tiki Shark Art
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Fri, Oct 19, 2012 4:45 PM
ALOHA TIKI TRIBE!
I think there will be a calm night ocean, with a HUGE orange moon - a Harvest moon? - I've done a blue moon, and A greenish moon, but never an orange one... so figured it was time. This orange back light will give me the ability to make the creature blue and green and it will "POP" out of the back ground nicely - Because orange and blue are opposite on the color wheel and will fight each other or visual dominance in the viewer's eyeball. The "creature" is sort of roughed in... but it's all still changing. I'm working out it's anatomy - I changed the left hand to look more like the open hand of the Body Glove logo... I thought "hey! How could I Not!?" -Then, I enlarged the clawed & webbed feet a bit, made the front one larger. And will no doubt change more adjustments before it's done... I know there's a certain "look" on it's face that's not there yet. I have photos of the sea creature mask (I took 'em while I was last in So Cal at the BG headquarters - oops sorry if this ruins the urban myth of there being a real sea creature munching on surfers, but hey, we're talking art here, not fish stories) that I'm working from... plus my own artist's input 'natch... mostly it's about getting a certain "crouching-stalking-lurching - I- just -crawled -out-of -the -midnight- sea - to - seek - human -prey" look, that I'm going for. That, and it's gotta look like it has weight, and a natural looking forward mid-step pose. Movement, sometimes darned tricky to get it looking right. Anatomy, and perspective, and all that. more to come, thanks for watching...ALOHA! [ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2012-10-19 17:18 ] |
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Sat, Oct 20, 2012 1:59 AM
Brad, that's basically the coolest painting I've ever seen. Can't wait to see how it progresses. |
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Sat, Oct 20, 2012 4:16 PM
THANK YOU! Hope it ends up that way too! Hey, Tiki Tribe! ya' wanna hear a local "radio spot" played here on the Big Island for my Oct "Hawaii-Ween" art show? You can find it on my face book page here: http://www.facebook.com/bradtikisharkparker?ref=tn_tnmn What a hoot! Brad (Tiki Shark) Parker
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Sun, Oct 21, 2012 4:07 PM
Aloha tiki tribe! |
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Mon, Oct 22, 2012 8:17 AM
Brad, the new "Creature" work is just sick, and I mean that in the best way possible. Being a huge fan of Halloween as well as Tiki, you do a tremendous job of combining the two into masterful pieces. Can't wait to see how it finishes up.
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Mon, Oct 22, 2012 9:25 AM
CREATURE RUUUUUULES! |
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Mon, Oct 22, 2012 7:19 PM
Aloha Tiki Tribe! |
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Wed, Oct 24, 2012 12:15 AM
3 dayz til "Hawaii-Ween" |
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Wed, Oct 24, 2012 4:25 AM
The biggest compliment an artist can get: |
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Wed, Oct 24, 2012 4:44 PM
Aloha Tiki Tribe! [ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2012-10-25 02:49 ] |
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Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:40 AM
Brad I love your latest piece so creepy and so good. Would be interesting to see how you finish this piece. |
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Hale Tiki
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Thu, Oct 25, 2012 12:21 PM
I dig the painting. And the palms. |
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Tiki Shark Art
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Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:06 AM
Aloha Tiki Tribe! Or pop over to Tiki Centrals "Tiki Events" and look at the photos there: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=42660&forum=4&start=last& Big Aloha [ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2012-10-28 04:07 ] |
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Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:49 AM
Looks like you had a blast. :) Wish I could have been there, but that is just a wee bit from Oregon. :wink: Hawaii-Ween is a very cool concept you should do it every year! |
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Mon, Oct 29, 2012 12:30 AM
Aloha Tiki Tribe! Aloha!. [ Edited by: tiki shark art 2012-10-29 03:02 ] |
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Mon, Oct 29, 2012 6:55 AM
You timed it just right for a wonderful and scary time in Hawaii. Everyone who saw your art also timed it just right. Way to go, Wendy |
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Mon, Oct 29, 2012 7:29 PM
Aloha Tiki Tribe! There is a rumor that Tiki Farm and me, will be making up a set of three mugs. They very well might be 1.) Sea creature Tiki #one, 2.) The Sea Creature, and 3.) Sea Creature Tiki # two. Along with a print of this painting, that'd be a fun set of mugs to have! We'll know more by end of November. Could be some freaky-fun things to add to your mug collection! big Aloha, and Happy Halloween! |
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Mon, Oct 29, 2012 7:58 PM
Yeeeeeesssssssss........ |
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Tiki Shark Art
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Tue, Oct 30, 2012 1:53 AM
Aloha Tiki Tribe! |
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Tue, Oct 30, 2012 5:37 AM
Aloha Tiki Tribe! Big BIG ALOHA! [ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2012-10-30 05:42 ] |
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Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:48 AM
Aloha... |
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Fri, Nov 2, 2012 4:42 AM
aloha tiki tribe, |
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