Aloha friends, "5 years of Tiki" this is my motto of my next tiki artshow in my hometown
Regensburg/Germany.
The "Grand Opening show" with exotic music and drinks will start at Saturday - 7.00 pm - 3th October 2009. Kopfkunst Corner shop Schwandorfer Straße 24 Lappersdorfer Straße at Regensburg .
The show includes many different artworks of the last 5 years, from the first tiki to the last. I will also report about the unforgettable impressions during my tiki time and show two new tiki
dioramas. So, I would like to see you at the opening show to have a fantastic tiki time. Mahalo!
Opening show:
Saturday 03th October 2009 at 7.00 pm
We just wanted to let you know that Issue No. 14 is almost in the bag and is set for a tentative street
release date of August 1. That Saturday night, from 8-Midnight, the Tonga Hut (12808 Victory Blvd.) in North Hollywood, CA, will graciously host a release party with many past, present and future
Tiki Magazine staff, contributors, artists, writers, subjects and friends including Nick Camara, Jonpaul Balak, Kari Hendler, Hassan Patterson, 2 time cover artist Doug Horne, Ernie Keen,
Tiki Tony, Eric October, Kirby, Stacey Morris, Marty Lush (of The Tikiyaki Orchestra) and more!!!
Special vendors will be selling their Tiki wares and tropical cocktails will be flowing
strong!
Please come on by and say Aloha!
Issue No. 14 will feature:
Cover art and featured artist: Doug Horne
Up n Coming Tiki: Eric October by Jonpaul Balak
Featured Carver: Ben "Benzart" Davis by Andy Nazzal
Tiki Tunes: Ernie Menehune by Jeff Chenault
Duke's Dusty Shelf by Duke Carter
Trader Vic's Chicago: by James Teitelbaum
James Teitelbaum Profile: by Kari Hendler
Coronado High School Feature: by Matthew Rios
Totally Tikified: Alan Smart and Michael Uhlenkott's Halekahiki
Down on the Farm by Holden Westland
As well as up-to-the-minute News, event coverage, cool stuff, where is? and much, much more!!!
2001 Kai Sarnes a.k.a. Haikai had his first contact with the subject Tiki when he discovered Sven A. Kirsten's "The Book of Tiki".In the following years he started first Tiki studies and carving works. 2005 he did not only a travelling exhibition featuring his
sculpturesin cooperation with WESC-store, but he also founded the first european platform for Tiki art and Polynesian Pop,
www.forbidden-paradise.com,which is still, thanks to his great engagement, doing a great job in forming a
Tiki-community and assisting the Tiki-culture.
In 2007 he decorated the Tiki-Bar at the Surfhostel on the island Rügen
with his enormous Tiki-sculptures and accompanied the European Tiki Modern Tour,featuring Sven A. Kirsten and the premiere of
"Armchair Travelling", with his sculptures, live carvings and an information stand across Munich (GER),Zurich (CH) and St.
Gallen (CH).
Through the last years he presented his works at international events like the London Luau Artshow (UK), Hangar Rockin'
(CH), Swing and Sway in Hawaii (GER), The Road Devils Hot Rod & Artshow (GER), Surfin' Chrome Spectacle (CH), the Surfbeat Artshow (USA), the Hukilau Tiki Fine ArtArtshow (USA) and lastly heparticipated at the "Kaiju Monster
InvationArtshow" during the Art Basel Miami 2008
(USA). Nowadays, Haikai's sculptures can be found all across Europe,from Switzerland and Austria to the East- and Northsea, as well as in the USA.
In Oktober 2009he is going to present a
miscellaneous selection of the last five years artwork at his hometown Regensburg (GER). The definite information about the artshow will be announce in the next weeks atwww.forbidden-paradise.com
Tiki Artshow - 3th october 2009
Opening show:
Summer 2009: Vol. 5, No. 2 (Issue 14)--Cover by Doug Horne
2001 Kai Sarnes a.k.a. Haikai had his first contact with the subject Tiki when he discovered Sven A. Kirsten's "The Book of Tiki". In the following years he started first Tiki studies and carving works. 2005 he did not only a travelling exhibition featuring his
sculptures in cooperation with WESC-store, but he also founded the first european platform for Tiki art and Polynesian Pop,
www.forbidden-paradise.com, which is still, thanks to his great engagement, doing a great job in forming a
Tiki-community and assisting the Tiki-culture.
Through the last years he presented his works at international events like the London Luau Artshow (UK), Hangar Rockin'
(CH), Swing and Sway in Hawaii (GER), The Road Devils Hot Rod & Artshow (GER), Surfin' Chrome Spectacle (CH), the Surfbeat Artshow (USA), the Hukilau Tiki Fine Art Artshow (USA) and lastly he participated at the "Kaiju Monster
Invation Artshow" during the Art Basel Miami 2008
(USA). Nowadays, Haikai's sculptures can be found all across Europe, from Switzerland and Austria to the East- and Northsea, as well as in the USA.
