Tikitotmoniki Totems
{{Short description|Sculpture series in Portland, Oregon}}
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| artist = Kenny Scharf
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| year = {{start date|2001}}
| type = Sculpture
| material = Painted aluminum
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Tikitotmoniki Totems (alternate spelling: Tikitotemoniki Totems; sometimes abbreviated as Tikitotmoniki or Tiki Totems){{cite web|title=Tikitotmoniki, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!368981~!0#focus|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=November 2, 2014|archive-date=November 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102211814/http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!368981~!0#focus|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Public Art Search: Tikitotemoniki Totems|url=http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=2815.137|publisher=Regional Arts & Culture Council|access-date=November 2, 2014|archive-date=November 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102190034/http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=2815.137|url-status=live}} is a series of four outdoor 2001 sculptures by American artist Kenny Scharf, located at Jamison Square in Portland, Oregon.
Description
File:Jamison Square, NW Portland, OR 2012.JPGs that also function as support poles for the Portland Streetcar's overhead wire.]]
The four abstract painted aluminum totem poles each measure {{Convert|30|ft|m}}, {{Convert|1.75|in|cm}} x {{Convert|40|in|cm}} x {{Convert|42|in|cm}} and cover Portland Streetcar catenary poles (poles supporting trolley wires). According to Scharf, "These four Tiki Totem monikers are a fantasy come true. To realize something of this magnitude is beyond my wildest dreams. I love the way they relate to the Pacific Northwest culture as well as the universal Tiki culture, which extends from the South Pacific through the Northwest and up to Alaska. As I've said before, art should, above all, be fun, and these huge 3D forms translate that perfectly."
The totems were funded by the Pearl Arts Foundation. The works are part of the collection of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
See also
{{Portal|Oregon|Visual arts}}
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Tikitotmoniki Totems}}
- [https://www.pdx.edu/sites/www.pdx.edu.ims/files/ims_mscape06sumpublicart.pdf The Deal of the Art: Public Art Comes of Age] by John Motley, Metroscape (pg. 29)
- [https://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/411759 Biking, Walking, Transit and More] (PDF), City of Portland, Oregon
{{Pearl District, Portland, Oregon}}
{{Public art in Portland, Oregon}}
Category:2001 establishments in Oregon
Category:Abstract sculptures in Oregon
Category:Aluminum sculptures in Oregon
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Northwest Portland, Oregon