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Dewey Decimal Number: 708 EAN: 9780976632573 ISBN: 0976632578 Label: 9mm Books Manufacturer: 9mm Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 112 Publication Date: September 16, 2005 Publisher: 9mm Books Studio: 9mm Books Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The sequel to Tiki Art Now! from Otto von Stroheim's second curated Tiki art show at The Shooting Gallery. This is a must-have for Tiki-philes, contemporary art and art-book collectors, students of art history and those throwing the infamous Martha Stewart Tiki Luau. For this exhibit, I chose a handful of artists whose work I not only enjoy but highly respect as excellent examples of the movement. Some of the artists are well known, integral figures within the Tiki movement (Bosko, Crazy Al, Tiki, Ony, etc.), while some of them may not necessarily be associated with Tiki art but have been uniquely inspired to create beautiful Polynesian Pop pieces (Isabel Samaras, Ewik, Niagara, etc). Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Tiki Art Two worth a viewThis 112 page 8x10" book is a nice collection of a wide range of modern-day tiki-influenced art. Roughly 16 artists splay out a nice array of styles and moods. What I like about the tiki art form is that it lends itself very much to being playful, or dark, or both at times, which is wonderful, and this collection captures that range. Not owning the first volume of this kind, I noticed that curator Otto mentions that he has more work by fewer artists in this one, which is intriguing, because ... Read More Rating:  - Tiki Art Two a success!For those of you who enjoyed "Tiki Art Now!", this redux book by Otto Von Stroheim is an impressive, if not better performance of art, than his first book. "Tiki Art Two" is different from "Tiki Art Now" in that it is set up in chapters of various artists, showing multiple pages of works by each one. The foreward by Jeffrey Vallance gives a background to the Polynesian Pop culture and to where its roots can be traced. Following, the introduction by Otto Von Stroheim helps explain the ... Read More 
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