It’s All About the Tiki, by Thorsten Kasenkamm
More details about the Tiki Art Now III event in Seattle I first posted about in April:
The show is at Seattle’s Roq la Rue Gallery, in the Belltown district (also home to ‘Ohana and the Lava Lounge), and runs from Friday, September 15 thorugh Monday, October 9. Artists include:
- Shag
- Lisa Petrucci
- Bosko
- Tim Biskup
- Mr. G
- Brian Barneclo
- Wayne Coombs
- Davey (Dave Wong)
- Crazy Al Evans
- Dawn Frasier
- Thorsten Hasenkamm
- Munktiki Paul & Stuckie
- Tiki Tony
- Heather Watts
- Derek Yaniger
The opening event kicks off at 6 p.m. on Friday, September 15, and the evening will include a live performance from Seattle’s own Lushy, DJed music from Selector Lopaka, and a special mini-exhibit of vintage black velvet paintings by Burke Tyree. There will also be a limited edition mug created for the event by Munktiki, and Tiki Art Now posters and t-shirts, and a full-color catalog of the event with a forword from Tiki Art Now curator, Otto von Stroheim.
I’m hoping to make it up for this event — it looks like just the excuse I need to go hit my old stompin’ grounds.
- Roq la Rue
- Tiki Art Now III Coming to Seattle [Humu Kon Tiki]
- Tiki Art Now 3 Seattle Sept 15 w/ Lushy live [Tiki Central]
August 3rd, 2006 at 10:48 am
Thanks for posting this- yes- come to Seattle!! This will be SO fun- promise!-Kirsten
September 11th, 2006 at 8:59 pm
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November 11th, 2006 at 3:46 pm
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November 14th, 2006 at 4:58 pm
[...] Miles Thompson is one of my favorite artists. His sense and use of color and shapes is reminiscent of another favorite of mine, Mary Blair. This piece is titled Wahahine, and it’s a monster at 4′ x 2′. It was part of the recent Tiki Art Now III show at Roq la Rue in Seattle, and it’s sold. In its very shrunken form here, you’re missing all kinds of Milesy goodness — click on it to see it a bit bigger. Go on, do it. I haven’t seen this one in person, but I’m sure it’s breathtaking — the color and detail on Miles’ stuff never really comes through unless you’re seeing it in person. [...]