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A guide to the art and history of America's tiki subculture.

Tiki Lens Crawl 


Free Squidoo Banners & Buttons! 

Here are some tiki and skully Squidoo banners & buttons I've made, free for your personal use. A link to my Squidoo lens(es) or website would be nice but not required for you to use the graphics. Enjoy! :)



Tiki Art | Painters & Illustrators 

SHAG
SHAG (aka Josh Agle) is by far my favorite "tiki artist", and one of my favorite artists in general. If you have searched for anything tiki, chances are you have seen some of his work, as he is really popular among tikiphiles.
Tim Biskup
I have Tim under Painters & Illustrators, and his painting and digital work is amazing - but if you look in the Toys & Objects section of his gallery, there are some really cool little creatures in there.
Dirty Donny
Donny does really great monstery stuff and has been commissioned by Metallica over a dozen times for custom work.
Heather Watts
Heather does the kind of work that I can just sit and stare at. I'm staring at it now.
Ed "Big Daddy" Roth
The Rat Fink creator himself.
World of Wassco - Chip Wass
Think crazy Nickelodeon characters!
Mark Ryden
Mark Ryden creates his art in his Sierra Madre, California studio. Within his enchanted paintings you will find an eclectic fusion of bees, meat, tikis, religious emblems, alchamy symbols, old toys, and Abraham Lincoln. His paintings are in collections of Stephen King, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ringo Starr, and Danny Elfman.
KRK Ryden
An amazing artist who is the brother of an amazing artist.
Tiki Tiki
Robert (Bob) Lawson is a Sydney based artist/industrial designer/all round bloke whose art has been displayed in many places and is also on display and for sale at Faster Pussy Cat, Newtown, Sydney Australia.
Jamio
The dark side of tiki.
Sam Gambino
Unique, campy yet sophisticated tikis - and shrunken heads! He uses enamel paint even! I love his maoi.

Tiki Books | Art & Artists 

Bottomless Cocktail: The Art of Shag

Amazon Price: $18.96 (as of 10/07/2008)

Shag: The Art of Josh Agle

Amazon Price: $26.40 (as of 10/07/2008)

Taboo: The Art of Tiki

Amazon Price: (as of 10/07/2008)

Adorning the World: Art of the Marquesas Islands (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications)

Amazon Price: $17.95 (as of 10/07/2008)

Tiki Books | Art & Artists II 

Tiki Art Now!: A Volcanic Eruption of Art

Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 10/07/2008)

Tiki Art Two: The Second Coming of a New Art God

Amazon Price: $19.95 (as of 10/07/2008)

Tiki Art on eBay 

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Some of my own tiki art 

tikipersia300 by Monica Moody

tiki of persia

two maoi by Monica Moody

two maoi

149508 by Monica Moody

torchtiki

tiki monster 1 by Monica Moody

tiki monster 1

Blue Tiki by Monica Moody

blue tiki

Maoi on the Beach by Monica Moody

maoi on the beach

monkey-front by Monica Moody

fezmonkey

maoi 1 by Monica Moody

maoi

tikibrown300 by Monica Moody

tiki brown

Tiki Culture | Oceanic Myth, Lore & More 

Hawaiian Legends: The Mystical, Mythical Underpinnings of Hula
A listing of the contents of The Hula Pages. Come, come, check it out. No shame.
Ancient Hawaiian Culture & Legend
Info on ancient Hawaii's social order and the "kapu" system.
In the Beginning
Hawaiian Gods and Their Roles in Society

Tiki Books | Educultural 

The Book Of Tiki (Midsize)

Amazon Price: (as of 10/07/2008)

Hawaiian Mythology

Amazon Price: $21.95 (as of 10/07/2008)

Hula Dancers & Tiki Gods

Amazon Price: $30.36 (as of 10/07/2008)

Legends & Myths of Hawaii (Tut Books. L)

Amazon Price: (as of 10/07/2008)

Tiki Art | Carvings, Woodwork, Sculpture 

Mostly 3D tiki art

Tiki Objects by Bosko
Tiki Objects by Bosko has the finest handcarved tiki poles, original tiki ceramics, mugs, masks, bars, collectables and Polynesian pop products
Crazy Al's Tikimania
Crazy AL Evans is a Southern California-based artist working in many types of sculpture and a variety of media. Since 1992, Crazy AL's ?Bone Productions? has been producing Tiki-inspired products.
Chuck Masek
Tikis and Mask wood carvings, sculptures, fish, mermaids created in traditional Polynesian, Indian, Mayan, African, Egyptian, styles as well as styles of his own.
Tiki Bill
Palmwood tikis by Tiki Bill
Tiki Mon
Tiki Mon is located in Satellite Beach, Florida. Tiki Mon specializes in uniquely featured, handcarved palmwood tikis. With sizes ranging from 18" to 8', these oceanic carvings are perfect for home and commercial display.
Pariarts
Original retro pop art, Dimensional wall art, personalized Tiki signs and fun!
Tiki Madness
Hand Made Tikis, Palapas, Hawaiian Tikis, Polynesian Tikis, hawaiian accessories
Sophisticated Savage
Cool carved tikis, masks, and more
Mai Tiki Tikis
Tikis for the tiki lover, hand carved palm, stone and exoctic woods.

Reader Feedback 

VicAtomic

LOVE your tiki art, the books, the links...excellent lens!

Posted July 01, 2008

Jim Bower

Love the art! and with two toddlers! You're devote. Here is a couple more links...

Hawaiian Tiki Gods and Culture - http://www.mythichawaii.com

Tiki Culture site -
http://www.questiki.com

Mahalo!

Posted July 26, 2007

Kana Vic

Not Bad, I enjoyed your lense. A good resourse to add would be http://www.mythichawaii.com for tiki god references.

Posted May 25, 2007

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