Episode 114: The Fall and Rise (Again) of Tiki Culture (Part 3)
We’ve been exploring the Polynesian Pop trend that swept suburbia. From the 1930s to the ‘70s, tiki culture was everywhere. And then, like the tide going out, it was gone.
Today we talk about the factors that brought it back in the late ‘90s and early 2000s (hint: swing, thrifting and SpongeBob) and how tiki is influencing artists today. Grab a Bahama Mama and join our conga line as we swing, sway and sashay back into the bar.
E X T R A S :
(Top to bottom): SpongeBob Squarepants from Bikini Bottom and his friend Squidward’s moai-themed house on Conch Street
(Top to bottom): The artist Shag (Josh Agle), an Illustration from Derek Yaniger, a tiki-inspired label from Sailor Jerry rum
Additional Links
TikiCentral
Tiki (Wikipedia article)
Lowbrow (Wikipedia article)
Interview with Otto von Stroheim of Tiki Oasis (The Rum Lab)
Shag Fonts from House Industries
Tiki Artists
Shag
Bosko
Derek Yaniger
John Mulder
Geeki Tikis
Sailor Jerry (Wikipedia article)
