Texas Art | Banana Taped to Texas | Caya Crum
Crum Art
This is Caya's answer. One banana, going spotty, taped across a Texas-shaped plaque in cornflower blue with a pale sprig pattern, against a warm bronze ground. The tape is grey and slightly crumpled and painted with real attention, which is funnier than painting it neatly. The whole thing is done in oil, by hand, by a person who can actually draw — which is the joke inside the joke.
It costs a great deal less than the original and, we would argue, is better. It is also considerably harder to eat.
This is funny wall art for someone who follows the art world closely enough to be tired of it, and it does well in an office, a studio, or anywhere a visitor will stop and work out what they are looking at. It sits alongside the rest of Caya's banana westerns — Banana Guns and the Banana Bandits. Great conversation piece.
Questions
Is this a copy of that artwork? No. It is an original painting by Caya Crum — her own composition, her own subject, commenting on a piece of art-world news. The Texas plaque, the palette and the hand are all hers.
Will people get it? Most will. The duct-taped banana was a genuine news story, not an art-world in-joke, and the Texas shape does the rest of the work. The ones who do not get it just see a banana taped to Texas, which is also fine.
Where does it hang? An office, a studio, a bar area, a gallery wall of things that are slightly wrong. It is a conversation piece and it should go where conversations happen.
What size? 12x12 or 16x16 does the job in most rooms. 24x24 makes the joke louder, which may be the point.
Who made it? Caya Crum, working in Texas. Original family artwork, printed to order.
Fine Art Prints Made in Fort Worth, Texas
Since 1996, Crum Art has created original art, paintings, and fine art prints in Fort Worth, showing and selling work at hundreds of art shows across Texas.
Crum Art brings a distinct Texas and Western point of view to specific, meaningful images: pop art color, cowboys, cowgirls, animals, kittens, vintage signs, bluebonnets, humor, grit, and Lone Star nostalgia.
These are not mass-produced prints or generic wall decor. They are artist-made pieces with a Texas point of view, created for homes that feel collected, lived-in, and full of meaning.
Each print is produced to gallery-quality fine art standards, made to order in our Fort Worth studio, carefully inspected, and hand-signed by the artist. Every piece passes through our hands before it becomes part of your home.
Print Details
- Archival pigment inks on 100% cotton rag paper
- Unframed and sized to fit standard frames
- Studio-made, artist-signed prints only available directly from Crum Art
Made in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
What sizes does this print come in?
Our fine art prints are available in multiple sizes including 8x10 unframed matted to 11x14, 11x14 unframed, 16x20, 18x24, and 24x36. Each size ships ready to frame, making it easy to find the right fit for your wall.
Is this print good for a western or ranch-style living room?
Absolutely. Crum Art prints work beautifully in western living rooms, ranch house walls, and collected interiors. The editorial quality and distinct Texas point of view make them strong anchor pieces for a rustic western or Lone Star-inspired home.
How is this print made and what materials are used?
Every Crum Art print is produced on 100% cotton rag paper using archival pigment inks — the same standard used in fine art galleries. Built to last without fading, and hand-signed by the artist before it leaves our Fort Worth studio.
Can this print be part of a gallery wall?
Yes — many Crum Art prints are part of series and are designed to group together as a statement western gallery wall, or hang individually as a standalone piece. Each image is sized to fit standard frames for easy styling.
Will this look like an original painting or a print?
Crum Art takes the scanning and photographing of original paintings seriously — we work to capture the texture of the canvas or paper the original was created on, so that texture shows through in the print. Combined with the cotton rag paper's own subtle surface and the hand-signing, many customers say they cannot tell if it's an original or a print. That's intentional. These are not flat digital reproductions — they are fine art prints that carry the soul of the original.