Martin Whatson creates as much on wall as on canvas or paper, the relationship between strength and vulnerability remains constant and present in each work. From this balance comes his new artistic approach.

In the early 2000s, stencils were introduced into his artistic work, an evolution that brought him closer to a simplified but more effective aesthetic that, according to him, could bridge the gap between the passion and spontaneity of graffiti on the one hand and the fragility and transience of nature on the other. Martin Whatson is also very sensitive to the processes of deconstruction carried out by Jose Parla and Cy Twombly. At that time, there was zero tolerance by the government and police, so it was difficult to create walls without taking risks.Īrchitecture is for him a constant inspiration, the evolution and deconstruction of cities fascinates him. Growing up in the city of Oslo, Norway, Martin was an important part of the emerging local graffiti scene in the early 1990s. Martin Whatson's pictorial world is filled with anomalies and contradictions that require the viewer to linger over the work. The artist considers his works as a reflection of the rise and fall of the city streets, in his creations he symbolically recreates the urban environment, then personalizes it in his own way. His style is unique and recognizable, Martin has developed an aesthetic that combines figurative stencil compositions and abstract movements. It is in Oslo that the artist made his weapons, he studied art and graphic design within the school of communication Westerdals.įor more than ten years, Martin Whatson has been collaborating with some of the biggest names in his field and has managed to make himself known and appreciated by important collectors all over the world. Today he is considered one of the key players in contemporary urban art, more commonly known as street art. Martin Whatson was born in Norway in 1984.

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