Another awesome find at Hukilau this year was the dimensional metal sculptures by Stevo Cambrone.
Steveo’s Googie-inspired wall sculptures fully embrace the retro ethic in form and color. There’s a nice range of themes in his art. His tiki art, of course, stand out. But he also has clocks, kitchen-inspired hangings, and some very nice totally-abstract [...]
Artist Keith Tucker has had about as varied a career as anyone can ask for. He grew up in Los Angeles and made a name for himself as a muralist, only to be lured to Hawaii in the 1970s. By time the ’80s rolled around, Keith returned to Hollywood as a storyboard artist for movie [...]
Bamboo Ben, one of the most amazing designers/builders of tiki interiors, is having his annual sale tomorrow, May 2nd. They’ll be lots of tiki stuff; plus art and live music.
Music by: The Hard Riders, CHUM, The Squares
Vendors: Ken Ruzic, Tiki G, Hot Tiki, Happy Chi Jewelry, Doug Horne, SkooTiki, Eric October, GoGo Tiki, Buzzy San [...]
Disney’s Aulani resort in Ko Olina, Hawaii is soliciting photographs from local students to be used in a photo installation in the hotel’s lobby: a metaphoric rainbow – depicting life in Hawai‘i from the diverse viewpoints of students from across the state.
Any student (Elementary, Middle, or High School) from a public, private, or charter [...]
Shag released a new tiki-themed print yesterday at his online shop, Shagmart. The Tall Order is a 14-color serigraph measuring 11 x 23 inches. It’s a signed and numbered limited edition of 250.
$150.00
Buy The Tall Order print at Shagmart
The Bold Hype art gallery in Winter Park, Florida will be presenting False Idols from April 17 – May 8, 2010.
This tiki-themed show will feature work from Shag, The Pizz, Mr. Hooper, Skot Olsen, Joe Vaux, Tiki Tony, KRK Ryden, Heather Watts, Derek Yaniger, Donella Vitale, Joe Vitale, Brad (Tiki Shark) Parker, Doug Horne, Ken [...]
It’s official: Hukilau 2010, the east coast’s biggest gathering of tiki lovers, is again being hosted in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida June 10-13.
The Hukilau 2010 featured events:
The Hukilau has the distinct privilege of presenting the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale’s Oceanic Collection donated by none other than the Mai-Kai itself in the early 1970s. This is [...]