Tiki Art Now!: A Volcanic Eruption of Art [Paperback]

Robert Williams (Introduction), Otto Von Stroheim (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2004

Tiki Style is a recognized part of American Folk Art with a longstanding history and mass appeal. Here are some of today's most exciting American Tiki artists and international artists working in the Tiki Style, including: Shag, Marco Almera, Bosko, Sunny Buick, Dave Burke, Kalynn Campbell, Dirty Donny, Crazy Al Evans, Richie Fahey, Rod Filbrandt, Mary Fleener, Bruce Gossett, Christine Karas, Joe Leonard, Sharon Leong, Mr. Lucky, Munktiki, Mitch O'Connell, Lisa Petrucci, The Pizz, Isabel Samaras, Von Franco, and more.

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About the Author

Otto Von Stroheim is the author of Tiki News Magazine, a creator and collector of Tiki art, and is the leading expert on contemporary Tiki art and art influenced by the Tiki Style.

Product Details

• Paperback: 87 pages
• Publisher: Last Gasp (October 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0867196270
• ISBN-13: 978-0867196276
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #888,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A little better than a magazine, December 7, 2004

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Tony "Tommygun" (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tiki Art Now!: A Volcanic Eruption of Art (Paperback)

This is a small book. I expected more and have to say I was very dissapointed. While there is some good art from some good artists in this book, there is alot of amateur tiki art that is not worthy and you have to wonder why it is even in the book. What is the criteria for the tiki art in this book? There seems to be none, and frankly this book seems like a weak attempt to profit off the latest tiki craze. I do not recommend it to anyone. Compared to the other tiki books in my collection, this book leaves you very flat.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great exhibit catalog, not a magazine, September 21, 2008

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Otto von Stroheim "Tiki News" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tiki Art Now!: A Volcanic Eruption of Art (Paperback)

Technically speaking this is not a book, it is a catalog for an art exhibit. In reference to "the latest Tiki craze", I have a couple of comments: I (Otto) was the first person ever to curate an all-Tiki art show (1996 at La Luz); and this book is the first EVER catalog of a Tiki art show. So what you have in your hand is much more than a magazine, it is a piece of history. It is a survey of a variety of artists who were creating Tiki art prior to 2004 - artists who were ahead of the curve of "the latest craze."

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun, but thin, book of a particular strain of the Tiki Renaissance, September 12, 2010

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Michael A. Duvernois (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tiki Art Now!: A Volcanic Eruption of Art (Paperback)

I enjoyed the book, though open it again relatively rarely. But it's not some exhaustive survey, it's the artwork of a particular exhibition and that's it. Fun stuff, but look elsewhere for a broader overview of the new retro-tiki goodness.