This is an example of a Power Plays™ fail.

Ok, so they sell tiles. Interior Design. A passion many people discover when they buy or renovate a home.

“These porcelain wall or floor tiles are made by photographing real life street art (graffiti) and then reproducing that onto tiles. Amazing. Each tile is quite unique. Designers are doing some amazing things with our Street Art tiles!”

What’s my problem? Well, I know a couple of street artists (yes, “graffiti” artists) and I know what they would think about this:

Bogus.

Going around and photographing peoples street art and profiting from it maybe an entrepreneurial idea, but the customers will never truly achieve what they want to achieve with this purchase…. Street Cred.

Yes, I’m putting it in 80′s breakdancing movie terms.

The essence of Power Play’s is: Seeking admiration as a source of power. When it comes to seeking out street art as a way to bring interesting talking pieces into your home, my humble advice is to go to the source. I’m willing to bet your downtown district, no matter where you live, has an art walk or art event on the calendar… or even a kid with a spray can. Support that instead of appropriated, generic reproductions.

Then you’ll be authentically living the Power Plays™ Human Truth™ : “Not many people know what I know and do what I do.”™