Customer Reviews

Taboo: The Art of Tiki

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I highly recommend this book to all those interested in tikis (of course), art (especially those who enjoy Juxtapoz art magazine), or popular culture in general. I loved both the art (paintings, photos, carvings and more), and the essays by Sven Kirsten and Boyd Rice. The book is full of great art in vibrant color.

I bought the hardcover version of this book and it is beau-ti-ful, babeeeeey! Martin McIntosh has done a wonderful job including vibrant, clear plates of some very cool art work. If you like Juxtapoz magazine, you will simply love the art featured in this book. It also features a small section on Bosko's fantabulous tiki mugs which will have to do 'ya until the definitive tome on tiki mugs gets published. In short, a great overview of the emerging tiki art underground.

Elvis-from-hell says: 5 stars!! 'Natch

This is a fantastic book. Featuring Tiki themed and inspired art from artists such as Mark Ryden, Shag and Coop it is a great addition to any collection or serves as an ideal introduction to world of Tiki. There is a sequel "TABU TU" coming out in late 2001 so get this one while you can!!!

I *love* this book! Not sure what the other reviewer was talking about - the reproduction in this book is stunning - colors are vibrant and rich. Too thin? 96 pages as stated here on Amazon - I think it's just right.
"Taboo: the Art of Tiki" includes many of my favorite artists including Mark Ryden and the Clayton Brothers (check out their new book "Most Special Day of My Life"). There is a nice variety of works here - paintings, sculptures, carvings, photos and even a few digital works. A wonderful introduction to all things Polynesian-Pop from the tireless Sven Kirsten, and an insightful essay by the always interesting Boyd Rice.
Tiki and American 50s/60s pop culture fans should definitely pick up this book. I also highly recommend Kirsten's "Book of Tiki" and Duke Carter's "Tiki Quest" (some of Carter's black velvet paintings are featured in "Taboo").

Being a fan of Tiki and intrigued by the stunning cover art by Mark Ryden, which also graces the cover of the wonderful Martin Denny CD compilation "The Exotic Sound of Martin Denny", I was hoping for more of the same in a coffe table book form. What I got was a rather thin book with poor quality color printing that loses a lot of the details of the orinal art. I would not have bought this book if I had the chance to look at it first.