TIKI LOWBROW ART SHOW/COMP

GREETINGS TO YOU ALL,
I hope you made it through Christmas and new year safe and well !!!
o.k time for an update for this years show.

Californian artist Max Grundy is on the way. Max and his wife Candis will fly in from the u.s.a
to hold a trade stall at the show on Saturday. this will be a rare chance to meet with Max and
purchase some of his unique art work. you can check Max's art out on
www.fearisthenewbeauty.com and www.myspace.com/fearisthenewbeauty

speaking of art .......
there will be a fully functioning tiki bar at the show called ''THE LAVA LOUNGE'' the bar will
be the love child of world famous tiki carver Marcus thorn, www.tikibeat.com.au www.myspace.com/tikibeat
Marcus and I were discussing the lava lounge over a few sips when we decided to include an art show.
thanks for the inspiration Marcus !!!
the lowbrow tiki art will take place in the lava lounge on the Saturday.
there will be three awards given out by the three guest judges
Max Grundy, Marcus thorn and Glenn from hybrid design, Glenn is responsible for the fantastic
posters,flyers,tickets ect for garter belts and gasoline.. you can check Glenn's work out at
www.hybriddesign.com.au
if you are an artist and with to enter your art please see attached poster...

Is this show in Brizzie? I'm assuming it is a different "Lava Lounge" or is it the one in Sydney? ??

its in gold coast hinterland

Hey Kat! Finally made it to Thunderbird Park on the weekend! But I didn't trust mum to get us there on horse back again (last time she got us lost on Mt Tamborine) so we drove there instead The food was good, a little pricey but it's not the kind of place you'd eat at every weekend so it's aiiiight.. Mum and I are gonna go back in a few weeks and do the mining I wants me a thunder egg!

I'm definately coming to G-BAG this year - especially if Marcus is gonna do his tiki thang

Also I think what Lolly was saying is there is a portable tiki bar company in Sydney called 'The Lava Lounge'

Oh and question - does the art need to be specifically influenced by tiki or can it just be lowbrow in general?

it has to have the tiki/polynesian feel to it..
marcus is making it especially for the event i think..not sure if there is one in sydney..who knows!
you should come kid!! i can't wait im so excited, im working on my entry mining!! horse back!! are you for cereal

Haha yeah I just read the poster properly Well we got quite a few talented artists on this here board so I want to see stuff from all of you! Drea, Rob, Hewey.. and Kat.. are you allowed to enter Kat?.. well you should!

My Little Rockabilly wrote:it has to have the tiki/polynesian feel to it..
marcus is making it especially for the event i think..not sure if there is one in sydney..who knows!
you should come kid!! i can't wait im so excited, im working on my entry mining!! horse back!! are you for cereal

I WILL be coming this year! The only reason why I didnt come last year is because I thought it was like HOURS away from where I lived but after passing it to get to Thunderbird Park it's only about 40mins so thats doable..

Haha yeah last time mum and I parked the horse float at the bottom of Mt Tamborine and we were planning to ride up it to get to Thunderbird Park... we never got there

am i allowed to enter well they didnt say no
i wasnt allowed to enter pin up comp..because im a sponsor and that'd be like giving myself a prize
hilarious
i didnt know you had horsies!! thats why i was lost i was thunderbird park i hope all the pinstripers enter too!! what about you kid you any good at art?

are you going to the twilight rod show miss?

My Little Rockabilly wrote:are you going to the twilight rod show miss?

I'll be in Sydney at the time

And I am soooooo not good at art, no sirree.. but I know what I like

Yup yup yup, thinking I'll sling some paint and enter something. Sounds like a good excuse to come up and meet some of you good Queensland folks So are we only allowed to enter one piece into the art comp?

Hewey, chase up Marcus for an entry form, it states you can enter 3 pieces.

I'm retarded.
I didn't even think to get the entry form first or look at the details closer.
I just spent hours and hours and hours and hours doing a pastel piece, when you're meant to do a painting, pin striping or sculpture.

Baaahh I'm such an idiot. Do you think I could get in on the grounds of it being a 'pastel painting'? They do call it that o.o

Drea wrote:I'm retarded.
I didn't even think to get the entry form first or look at the details closer.
I just spent hours and hours and hours and hours doing a pastel piece, when you're meant to do a painting, pin striping or sculpture.

Baaahh I'm such an idiot. Do you think I could get in on the grounds of it being a 'pastel painting'? They do call it that o.o

We want pics Drea! PICS!!!! I reckon a pastel piece would be okay, but according to the email I got the deadline for art was Friday just been!

I didnt get time to finish my piece, and I got to work this weekend so I cant make it up

Oh there was a deadline?


..... shit. and I started this thing on Saturday.

Hmmm, I wouldn't have thought they'd be that anal about paintings being paint only..

Yeah, deadline was last friday.. but Marcus is a nice guy, maybe if you contact him and deliver it to him personally within this week he may still accept it.. worth a try

Drea wrote:Oh there was a deadline?


..... shit. and I started this thing on Saturday.

Oh Drea! That's why you're meant to read entry forms FIRST!!! But yeah, Marcus may still accept it if you get it to him this week.. also if they have a low amount of entries then he may extend that deadline, just for you

Kid Setzer wrote:Hmmm, I wouldn't have thought they'd be that anal about paintings being paint only..
)

Really - my painting are never just paint! .. though I'd still call them paintings.

I like to incorporate all sorts of bits & bobs into my work.

Though I wouldn't call any of it remotely 'tiki' - not game to try it out

Drea, get onto Marcus asap, Im sure your Pastel will still be accepted.

P.S. His contact details are on the entry form

It looks like it's all going to be ok! *happy again*

Oh I'm so glad. I actually cried when I found out there was a deadline and that I had missed it. Because I'm a complete sook like that. Hahaha.

Hehe well I understand.. you spent so long on it so for it to be not accepted because you missed the deadline would absolutly suck!

Drea still hasnt posted any pics of her art... *taps foot impatiently*

are your arms crossed as well?