The popular Norwegian street artist brought to life some of his signature graffiti stencils including Angel and Riot Cop. 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. Along with Martin Ron or Ernest Zacharevic, our buddy Martin Whatson is also in Malaysia where he just dropped a series of new pieces somewhere on the busy streets of Penang. Martin’s work features with festivals, projects and walls globally. 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. Martin's work features with festivals, projects and walls globally. whether immersing entirely or embellishing a detail, the images disappear beneath expressive, spray-painted strokes of assorted colours and textures. See available prints and multiples, paintings, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. True to form, no gray space stays gray for long in Martins presence. View Martin Whatson’s 412 artworks on artnet. The ashen tones of the compositions and vacant backgrounds are reminiscent of his alternative canvases, the concrete. 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. This balance would come to define his creative approach. The evolution moved him closer to a simple yet effective aesthetic he believed could bridge the gap between the passion and spontaneity Graffiti held for him, with the fragility and transience of nature. In the early 2000s, this interest in layers became more literal with the introduction of stencils into his work. Approximately 20 one-of-a-kind newly painted canvases, featuring the artist’s signature black. In line with this, Martin Whatson opened Okaeri, a full-scale solo show. The mural Scuba Diver was done in collaboration with Parco Shibuya and Gypsy Eyes Tokyo. The same deconstructive processes can be seen in his creative influences of Jose Parla and Cy Twombly. Street artist Martin Whatson recently worked on a new wall in Tokyo, Japan. 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. So the step to become an artist in his own right came in 2004. Martin had been passionate about graffiti for many years, closely watching street art flourish. Whilst he was a student in Oslo, he stumbled across urban art making use of stencil work. 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. Born in Norway in 1984, Martin Whatson is a trained stencil artist. Over the past decade, Martin has developed an unmistakable aesthetic combining abstract movement with figurative stencilled compositions. Martin Whatson (b.1984) is a Norwegian street artist best known for his calligraphic scribbles in grayscale voids.
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