Through his powerful, colourful images, he draws our attention to them. Interested in finding beauty in all things, especially ugly places, his subjects are often largely overlooked by society. He has worked on paper and canvas as much as on the walls outside. Colourful Street Artįollowing the trend that swept the globe, Martin Whatson slowly adopted his work to be shown in gallery spaces. Whatson draws inspiration from such great masters as Cy Twombly and the brilliant Jose Parla. In his work, he combines the two mediums perfectly, as is seen in his stencil grey monochromatic images decorated with vibrant coloured graffiti. Since 2004 he has been creating art in his signature style that has garnered the attention of the audience and critics alike. Still, once he saw the work by Banksy, he immediately fell in love with stencils. Whatson graduated from the Westerdals School of Communication with a degree in Art and Graphic Design. Like all kids, that did not stop them from leaving their mark all over the streets.

However, they had a lot of trouble with the officials as they did not understand or approve of the art. He joined the local graffiti scene in Oslo and was active throughout the 1990s. Martin Whatson was born in 1984 in Norway. Besides mural commissions, the artist has collaborated with several notable fashion brands. Over the years, Martin Whatson has exhibited in numerous cities around the world, including Berlin, Tokyo, London, Paris, Oslo, and New York.

His artworks feature animals, famous historical figures, dancers, and abstract graffiti. Best known for his stencil work, prints, sculptures, murals and paintings, which he has been doing since 2004, the artist finds inspiration in old buildings, people, city landscapes, decaying walls, posters and graffiti. Throughout his career, Norwegian artist Martin Whatson has found beauty in places conventionally thought of as ugly.

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