Very excited to be getting another Van Hoople painting. How exciting. Has anyone else gotten a Van Hoople?
Van Hoople, the Artist. What Do You Know?
- Thread starter telescopes
- Start date
Here are two Van Hooples I purchased over a year ago. The pictures are cut off in places and they aren’t the best positioned by any means. These two paintings are a set. 
Viewed in person, the deep thick brush strokes and swirling lines of color are quiet interesting.
Viewed in person, the deep thick brush strokes and swirling lines of color are quiet interesting.
I would have never thought of this piece to being related to Tikki in any way had you not connected the dots for me/us. To me it just looks mid century modern or MCM as they say.
I like it whatever it is and I’m happy you have tracked down another one for your collection. Enjoy!
Sven Kirsten, in the book Tiki Modern, his seminal follow up book to The Book of Tiki, clearly connected Witco Furniture and other genres such as brutalism and Conquestador to tiki. While these genres are not tiki, they are a part of the orbit that the genre of tiki orbited (Exotica) and have some common aspects. The vibe of my Laughlin River home is MCM with a lot of Moroccan/Bohemian aspects that create a sense of exotica. I have other artists’s works as well such as Danny Garcia and Edward Barton to name a few.
Interesting stuff and I certainly would not of associated his art with "Tiki" in any way, shape or form. Here are a couple I found for sale online, he definitely has a style that's unique and both these works have quite a bit of appeal. Also here is a chat room on Tiki and in particular Van Hoople, you're probably already on it but link is here if you're not. Van Hoople paintings - Beyond Tiki - Tiki Central - https://tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic_id=19309
Last edited:
It was in that very thread that I discovered Van Hoople. He really is in the category of Escapism for people who engage in Tiki. Hot rodding is as well if that tells you anything. His pieces, when viewed in person, are very striking. The newest piece I have looks like it was painted yesterday.
My home along the Colorado River has a nice collection of MCM paintings. You can be assured I never pay much for them. While each of the artists has painting that go for more than I would ever care to pay, many of their works go very cheaply, relatively speaking, if one is patient and waits for them to come available. Most people are unaware of the artists' worth and put the paintings up trying to get rid of something their parents left them. Van Hoople has a cult following. So does Etta Cien and Edward Barton and Danny Garcia, although Garcia was collected by some rather rich folks and getting a bargain is much, much harder. Find a painter who you enjoy and has a unique style that can be readily spotted and identified as belonging to just them. Van Hoople - no one paints in his style. Etta Cien, and Barton - the same. I don't have to see their signature to know who painted it. The same with Danny Garcia. Check out their works on Ebay. You'll be surprised. I also have other painters who painted people smoking pipes - these go back to the 1800s in Austria.
So kind of like selling pipes
. Side note I realized I am a pretentious artist because it's only ever artists that are impressed. I know of people who bought valuable paintings from thrift stores. Precisely for that reason you explained. Actually most of the art I have from other artists was made in a trade. Painting for painting. Which is fun because I take inspiration from punk music or least the idea of it. Where expression is more important then technique.
I did not realize your an artist. I’d love to hear more about itSo kind of like selling pipes
Actually most of the art I have from other artists was made in a trade. Painting for painting. Which is fun because I take inspiration from punk music or least the idea of it. Where expression is more important then technique.
I'm sure I'm getting off genera and apologize for doing so. My wife being Pilipina brings back a Philipino artist's work every December when we go for Christmas, this is the closest to Tiki she has. Currently she is into the works of Fernando Amorsolo and Ang Kiukok.