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TIKI GALLERY
Tiki
#200
The
"OPUS"
Working Title
6 ft. 3 in.
Mexican Fan Palm
Crazy's Personal Project
2014-2017
443 Hours !
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This original sculpture was carved in
the Summer of 2014.
An Inspired Idea that brought forth the most complex CrazyAL palm wood tiki yet.
One piece sculpture - Beachcombed Sea Shell Fragments -
Abalone Inlay - Acrylic on Velvet
"Opus" is a sculpture that celebrates 199 Tikis,
and the development of an 18 year old 'Body' of work .
2017 was the 21st Anniversary of the "21st Century Tiki Show" in Oct 1996.
This was an anniversary for CrazyAL as well, as he had his first gallery-art pieces in the show.
And, of course, Tiki #200 was in the 21st Anniversary Show too!,
CrazyAL's Opus held the spot light at the Napa Valley Museum, Yountville.
In 2023, Otto and BabyDoe von Stroheim curated a historical look at
Northern California's Tiki History and present movement in pop culture
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This piece is a tribute to Crazy Al Evans' 20 year body of work exploring primitive art. It is one piece, having been carved entirely from the base section of a Mexican Fan Palm. The existing root ball, now headdress, grounds Tiki #200 to primitive sentiments of nature. This tiki pays tribute to the Polynesian influences in Al's work. In the sensory orifices, and at the heart of the tiki, one will find very accurately 'carved figure' examples from the major Pacific Island groups. Included also is the ancestral cranium fetish of New Guinea via an anatomically correct, carved, human skull. The fantastic craftsmanship of Mayan design is seen in a deity phallus depicting Kukulkan. The recreation of Samoan and Tongan wood reliefs convey the backbone of Al's work, the ages old obsession with detail. An anatomically correct, carved spine joins the serviceable arms to the supporting legs. Very detailed and accurate depictions of influential Fijian tapa cloth designs cover the arms. The foundation of Tiki #200 stands upon legs covered in graphic etchings. Here, from Al Evans' birth place of the Sonora Desert, the intricately complex basket and pottery design of the ancient Anasazi-Hohokam have been utilized. The beach-combed sea shell fragments and velvet painted miniatures of passed Evans work have also found a place in this extraordinary sculpture. This is the second tiki in which Al has added realistic toenails to his characteristically realistic rendered feet. The consuming oral cavity accommodates the exalted sustenance of the “Wahini.” |
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Please Come Back for MUCH MORE !! Tiki #200 !!
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