His original work can be found in private collections and institutions worldwide and has been shown in solo exhibitions in Tokyo to LA, London to New York. Join acclaimed stencil artist Martin Whatson on a tour through his home region.ABOUTW. Martin's work is seen at festivals, in projects and on walls globally. The juxtapositions create a significant sense of layering and opposing. Whether immersing entirely or embellishing a detail, the images disappear beneath expressive, spray-painted strokes of assorted colours and textures. Martin Whatson makes public murals, paintings on canvas, prints, and sculptures that unite detailed grayscale compositions with colorful scribbleshis muted pictures of dancers, animals, and iconic art historical figures feature patches of explosive, abstract graffiti. True to form, no grey space stays grey for long in Martin's presence. The ashen tones of the compositions and vacant backgrounds are reminiscent of his alternative canvas, 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, each piece's relationship between vulnerability and strength remains constant. 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. The same deconstructive processes are 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 '90s, which maintained zero tolerance. His works mirror the rise and fall of the streets, as he symbolically recreates the urban environment, then vandalises it to reveal his vibrant transformations. At that time, there was zero tolerance by the government and police, so it was difficult to create walls. Martin was an important part of the emerging local graffiti scene in the early 1990s. Today he is considered one of the key players in contemporary urban art, more commonly known as street art. Over the past decade, Martin has developed an unmistakable aesthetic combining abstract movement with figurative stencilled compositions. Martin Whatson was born in Norway in 1984. Martin Whatson (b.1984) is a Norwegian street artist known for his calligraphic scribbles in grayscale voids.
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