When it comes to finding art for decorating your walls, there are just so many options. Many people who want vintage portraits, paintings and prints opt for shopping at their local antique mall, Ikea, the Orange Circle or any retro furniture depot they can find. But let's face it: While the selection is plentiful, the price tags are insane. Do you really want to drop more than $150 on a large, classic Museum of Modern Art logo print?
Budget shoppers who aren't afraid to skim through the frame section of their local thrift store are sure to stumble on some kind of lost treasure, not all of it tasteful—those inspirational “BELIEVE” and “HOPE” prints are absolutely cringeworthy. When shopping for my first college apartment, I found a large, framed replica of an oil painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard from 1770, titled A Young Girl Reading, for $4 at a Goodwill in Huntington Beach. More recently, I scored a giant vintage poster for the Chat Noir cabaret troupe in a Costa Mesa thrift store for less than that.
Beyond those two splendid pieces, the more striking finds are those cheeky, tacky pieces only their original owners could love, such as an abstract, acrylic painting I once stumbled upon that was simply red paint splattered over a patterned wall to resemble dripping blood. Or a Patrick Nagel-style woman holding a cat against a plaid background. Or a goopy, psychedelic painting created from blobs of green, yellow, blue, pink, orange and white paint swirled together to resemble a bad acid trip. The mysteries behind the origins of these works' existence abound, yet here they are in their kitschy resplendence. It's not impossible they could be priceless, lost works made by a famous artist—such as that elderly lady who found a Jackson Pollock painting for $5, or the man who found a signed original Pablo Picasso print.
Whether or not you're dreaming big to find an original postmodern objet d'art, if you've got a keen eye, eclectic taste and curiosity for bizarre visual artifacts, you're guaranteed to find something cool to pique your interest and walk out with something extraordinary to decorate your living space.
Aimee Murillo is calendar editor and frequently covers film and previously contributed to the OCW’s long-running fashion column, Trendzilla. Don’t ask her what her favorite movie is unless you want to hear her lengthy defense of Showgirls.
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