What defines

AA Aaron's Akua Member Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Joined: Jul 09, 2004 Posts: 1596	AA Aaron's Akua Posted posted on Tue, Jun 10, 2008 9:54 PM Isn't the real test in what the art INVOKES...? ...A gut feeling that you remember back from your first encounters with tiki as a young kid... excitement, adventure, something that seemed deeply tribal. A passing encounter with something foreign, primitive, and taboo, a culture that seemed so far away and exotic. Volcanoes, drums, spears, clubs and danger!!! As much in the imagination as in historical and geographical reality. To get that you need to start with some authentic Polynesian influence, inspiration and a good dose of imagination... Ask my kid. I bet you he could probably sense real tiki art almost as well as anyone. If you capture all this, you're probably hitting pretty close to the mark. I know I can look at some of the artists' work here on TC and catch it right off at first glance... veterans and newbies included. You know it when you see it.

Isn't the real test in what the art INVOKES...?

...A gut feeling that you remember back from your first encounters with tiki as a young kid... excitement, adventure, something that seemed deeply tribal. A passing encounter with something foreign, primitive, and taboo, a culture that seemed so far away and exotic. Volcanoes, drums, spears, clubs and danger!!! As much in the imagination as in historical and geographical reality. To get that you need to start with some authentic Polynesian influence, inspiration and a good dose of imagination...

Ask my kid. I bet you he could probably sense real tiki art almost as well as anyone. If you capture all this, you're probably hitting pretty close to the mark. I know I can look at some of the artists' work here on TC and catch it right off at first glance... veterans and newbies included.

You know it when you see it.

Post #386176 by Aaron's Akua on Tue, Jun 10, 2008 9:54 PM