He is an emotional artist that seeks to transmit feelings and with a great taste for aesthetics and the beauty of images and color. Yet his work still appeals in a masculine way, packed with bold statements that say a lot about the world today. Martin Whatson creates unique stencil scenes, with a message signifying peace and love, and a very distinct female edge. His work is not charged with a political or social criticism but he likes to leave a subtle message on which anyone can reflect and draw his or her own conclusions. When starting out he found himself drawn to political subjects, inspired by DOLK and Banksy, but over time found his depth in more subtle types of expression. Martin Whatson is inspired by people, posters or other graffiti and has a weakness for urban spaces that are decayed and abandoned. This is why his work combines these two elements in a unique way and it is characterized by grey monochromatic images done with stencils and decorated with graffiti of vibrant colors. He also collaborated with many other urban artists.Ī street art follower since the nineties decade, it wasn’t until he discovered Banksy when he decided to try with the stencil. Since 2004, he started producing his own works, and has participated in many exhibitions. There he started to develop an interest in the art of graffiti and stencil. He studied Art and Graphic Design in Oslo, at the Westerdals School of Communication. Martin Whatson is a Norwegian stencil artist, born in 1984.
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