Used these to add color to Adam Schwoeppe "Moose Lanscape" Metal Art. The whole style of rooms is very modern and these were fabulous for the effect they created. Possibly those who were not happy with them, were not show casing these in the right setting, because I get constant compliments on what these accents have done and how the have picked up the colors in the Hobbitholeco "Forest in Orange" oil wall art on the opposite wall. I'm ordering more to do other creative things with. My only complaint is that they can only be hung with the paint strokes vertical. I really wanted to alternate the paint strokes horizontally, but can't. The metal teeth hanger, is solidly affixed on the backs and can't be moved. They should have allowed the buyer to attach these in the direction the buy wanted.