Each wall and every building becametheir playground. The local politicians were veryagainst street art, making the work of the young artists very difficult, butthey never let this slow them down – far from it. Growing up in the 1990s in Oslo, Whatson quicklyjoined the emerging local graffiti scene.
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His universe is full of contradictionsand anomalies, all demanding a moment of reflection from viewers both in galleriesand on the streets. He has been collaborating with big names and winningover collectors from all over the world for the last ten years, thanks to hisincomparable and instantly recognisable style. Born in 1984, hestudied art and graphic design at the school of communications in Westerdals,Oslo. Young Norwegian Martin Whatson is anunmissable figure in the contemporary street art scene. The base of his works in black and white, then adds an unexpected twist ofĭiscover this emerging talent and the big names he collaborates with – That decides whether he will establish order or chaos. His inspiration everywhere: in architecture, landscapes, patterns, and with Them back to our attention with to his strikingly colourful graffiti. He seeks out subjects which are largely overlooked by society and brings Whatson was not exempt from this, and he startedĬreating as much work on canvas and paper as he did frescoes outdoors. The early 2000s he discovered stencilling and quickly adopted it into hisīit by bit, following market demand, street artistsīegan to move into galleries. Jose Parle and Cy Twomby, whose creative processes he particularly admires. Now, Whatson's main sources of inspiration are the brilliant They never let this slow them down – far from it. The local politicians were veryĪgainst street art, making the work of the young artists very difficult, but Joined the emerging local graffiti scene. Growing up in the 1990s in Oslo, Whatson quickly His universe is full of contradictionsĪnd anomalies, all demanding a moment of reflection from viewers both in galleries Incomparable and instantly recognisable style. Over collectors from all over the world for the last ten years, thanks to his He has been collaborating with big names and winning Studied art and graphic design at the school of communications in Westerdals, His latest solo show in Tokyo, Love Tour, sold out pre and during the opening night.Unmissable figure in the contemporary street art scene.
Since his artistic debut in 2006, he has had several solo exhibitions and participated in many group exhibitions, both nationally and internationally. Still, his expression is very much masculine, filled with in your face-statements that represents a young and vigorous group of upcoming artists. He has a cheerful, very much recognizable and almost feminine touch butterflies, doves and hearts in soft, nonetheless vibrant, colours. 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. Numbered and Graffiti Prints embossed bottom left. Hand-signed and embossed by the artist bottom right. 30-color screen print with large embossed heart on 300gsm Somerset fine art paper.
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