I'm not an art person.
I went through the following stages of wall decoration: the travel poster stage, the movie poster stage, the blank neutral wall stage (still in that one).
So long as it wasn't clowns or the kids with the big eyes, I didn't care what went on the wall.
Until I found this - a print of a graffitied white Converse high top.
It's simple, it's colorful, it almost appears to be 3-D.
The colors are at the dark end of the spectrum; deep dark reds, indigo blues, a burnt and dark orange rather than a tangerine orange, a British racing green, rather than a lime green.
Not a neon in sight.
It's got a bit of a Jackson Pollock vibe to it as well, with random paint spatters bordering the canvas. (Pulled that reference out of nowhere.)
It's big, it catches your eye as you enter the room. I've got it in my home office/she cave/exercise/craft/TV/spare bedroom but, it would be perfect in a kid's room, a guest bathroom, or along a sunny staircase. It wouldn't play well with dark woods and foreboding furnishings.
Hardware for securing it to the wall is included and taped to the back of the print when it arrives.
Since it's on canvas, it's really lightweight and installation is really easy.
At first glance, $69 might seem a little steep for a silkscreen on canvas. But, so rarely does something actually make me hit the "Add to Cart" button without obsessing over it.
This did.
For a lot of people, it's only art if it's displayed in a big, heavy (ugly) frame. And, if that's your perception of art, that is totally up to you. This doesn't have a frame; it really doesn't need one. The lines are clean, the feel is fresh and modern.
I don't want art that looks like it's been in the family since the 1790s. (I've got enough hand-me-down furniture littering the house as it is, thank you very much.) This print looks like it was conceived and created three weeks ago.
This comes in several designs - all on canvas. If a tennis shoe doesn't do it for you, check out the other offerings.
Like food and dogs, you shouldn't have to defend your preferences in art.
The fact that you like something should be enough.
And yes, approachable urban art is not everyone's thing - but, turns out, it is mine.