![]() His original work can be found in private collections and institutions with solo exhibitions featured in cities from Tokyo to LA, London to New York. You are interested in obtaining a Martin Whatson work. Skip to Content About Authentications Artwork Verification Change of Ownership FAQs. Martin's work features festivals, projects and walls globally. Martin Whatson Official Artworks Authentications & COAs. Whether immersing entirely or embellishing a detail, the images disappear beneath expressive, spray-painted strokes of assorted colours and textures. True to form, no gray space stays gray for long in Martin's presence. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. The ashen tones of the compositions and vacant backgrounds are reminiscent of his alternative canvases, the concrete. Martin Whatson Prints and multiples (346) Paintings (46) Works on paper (4) Sculpture (3) Martin Whatson (397 results) Recently Added View Martin Whatson’s 397 artworks on artnet. Almost stylised, these minimal figures are constructed of a few layers of hand-cut stencils. Delicate and organic characters feature butterflies, ballerinas and animals all rendered in empty grayscale space. With as many works on walls as on canvas and paper, the relationship between vulnerability and strength remains constant in each work. In the early 2000’s, this interest in layers became more literal with the introduction of stencils into his work. ![]() The same deconstructive processes can be seen in his creative influences of Jose Parla and Cy Twombly. The physical architecture of the city was a constant inspiration, the elaboration and destruction of each generation contributing to the urban infrastructure. Growing up in Oslo Norway, Martin was an active part of the emerging graffiti scene of the early 90’s which at the time maintained zero tolerance. His works can be seen to mirror the rise and fall of the streets, as he symbolically recreates the urban environment, then vandalises it to reveal his vibrant transformations. Over the past decade, Martin has developed an unmistakable aesthetic combining abstract movement with figurative stencilled compositions. His latest solo show in Tokyo, Love Tour, sold out pre and during the opening night.Martin Whatson (1984) is a Norwegian street artist best known for his calligraphic scribbles in grayscale voids. 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. Martin has a continuous urge to search for beauty in what. After following graffiti and its development, he started his own stencil production in 2004. While studying Art and Graphic design at Westerdals School of Communication in Oslo, he discovered stencils and the urban art scene. 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. Martin Whatson, is a Norwegian born and based stencil artist. 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.
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