His stencils are a mix of urban scenes with a poetic, hippyish make peace not war-message. His artistic expression started off more political, inspired by DOLK and Banksy, but has developed into a more subtle expression.
This interest for decay has helped develop his style, motives and composition and he enjoys creating either unity or conflict between materials and motives a wrinkled old lady on a shiny plate of aluminum. He looks for inspirations in city landscapes and old soon to be demolished buildings. Martin has a continuous urge to search for beauty in what is commonly dismissed as ugly, out of style or simply left behind. In 2004 he started his own artistic production. He had been interested in Graffiti for years, following the development within street art closely. While studying Art and Graphic design at Westerdals School of Communication, Oslo, he discovered stencils and the urban art scene. 1984) is a Norwegian born and based stencil artist. In the many festivals and multiple exhibitions he has participated in for about a decade now, Martin Whatson has had the chance to work with other artists such as Roamcouch, Pure Evil or Snik.Martin Whatson (b.
There are not many the prints we can find in galleries as the mayor part of his editions are limited to a few copies, usually hand finished, and because of that a big part of them is already in hands of private collectors. Regarding Martin Watsons' graphic work, we can say that he is a quite prolific artist and his prints are sold out really fast. Nowadays is works combining these urban mediums with works developed on canvas o other materials such as aluminium, metals or wood. We can find his work shown to the public in urban murals in cities of his natal Norway like Stavanger or Oslo but he has also crossed his country frontiers to other places like Paris or Tokyo. He is an emotional artist that seeks to transmit feelings and with a great taste for aesthetics and the beauty of images and colour. His work is not charged with a political or social criticism but he likes to leave a subtle message on which anyone can reflect and draw his or her own conclusions. Martin Whatson is inspired by people, posters or other graffiti and has a weakness for urban spaces in decay and abandoned. This is why his work combines these two elements in a unique way and it is characterized by grey monochromatic images done with stencils and decorates them with graffiti of vibrant colours. In the past three years he has had solo shows in cities like Paris, Tokyo and Copenhagen.Ī street art follower since the nineties decade, it wasn't until he discovered Banksy when he decided to try with the stencil. He produces his own work since 2004 and as a result of it he has participated in numerous exhibitions and has collaborated with other urban artists. During his stay in Oslo, while studying Art and Graphic Design at the Westerdals School of Communication, he started to develop a great interest in the art of graffiti and the stencil world. Martin Whatson is a Norwegian artist born in 1984.
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