Urban Art Association

I remember looking at some Matt Small originals at Black Rat. They were amazing. I'm surprised his star hasn't risen higher. My only thoughts are that he seems to have a narrow subject range (street kids) and that they're not particularly 'wall friendly', no matter how incredibly well realised they are (and they are).

GLWTS

Agreed regarding the asking price for the above Matt Small, given the size and especially the medium.

Some of the releases by Black Rat were truly commendable.

It's worth looking, and then looking again, at the level of detail captured by this artwork. Wonderful job by the screenprinters.

Many galleries, publishers and artists would take the cheap, fast and easy option with such an image. They'd suggest it's impossible or too complicated to produce using artisanal methods, in order to justify releasing an inkjet instead — sorry, "giclée". Or perhaps they might call it an "archival pigment print", which really does sound impressive.

I need to make a greater effort to keep on top of all the rebranding and marketing terminology for cost-cutting, "press the start button on the machine" printing.

A further option is adding a bit of varnish, gold leaf or whatnot, so the piece can then be called a "mixed media print". Fancy wording. That in itself no doubt merits an extra one, two or three hundred pounds being added to the retail price of a giclée.