We are all getting pretty used to seeing various forms of street art and graffiti, particularly where I live in the east end of london. It has fallen in and out of favour over the past 30 or so years, and, depending on your viewpoint, is either considered an eyesore, a blight on the urban landscape, going hand in hand with street crime and the decay of moral values, or as a valid and valuable art form produced by those who rarely have a voice. Thanks to artists like Banksy, who’s valuable street art is immediately covered by protective plexiglass as soon as it is discovered by the owners of the building he has chosen, street art is very much in vogue and artists can command hefty sums for their canvas’. Many graffiti artists are clearly very talented, and the quality of their work is undeniable, and i think in many peoples eyes there is a clear distinction between this designed and well produced artwork and the less thought out tagging and rather mindless scrawl that often accompanies it. Whatever your view point it is difficult to deny the artistic value of much of this work, like that produced by Remi/Rough, who has been painting for 20 years, and has been asked to paint at the Museum of Modern Art in Santander, Spain. He is a major name on the street art scene and has a show of his latest paintings at the Urban angel Gallery in Shoreditch at the moment. Definitely worth checking out. What are your views on street art?

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We did some printing for an exhibition earlier in the year which featured some stunning work from Lukasz Warzecha – here is a photo from the exhibition.

If you want to checkout more of his work go to www.lwimages.co.uk, some really stunning images! If you like his stuff contact him – I am sure he’d be willing to sell some reproductions of his work.

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I think maybe this question is too broad.

I think it is better asked in two parts: 1) Is film dead for amateurs? and 2) Is film dead for pros?

I disagree with the popular belief that film is rapidly becoming a hobbiest niche. Just the opposite – I believe that amateurs still using film are hopelessly retro and are not long of this world, and, pros still need the resolution, color, contrast, and artifact control, not to mention medium and large format flexibility, that only film provides.

As technology improves, and some of the inherent limitations of current digital imaging techniques are overcome with breakthroughs, I believe that film will truly die. However, that date with the reaper is still a long way off.

K

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