This mural, inspired by the painting 'Young Woman at a Window' by Salvador Dali, sits alongside. In many of Martin Whatson's pieces, he re-imagines classical artworks for a contemporary audience. Since his artistic debut in 2004, he has had several solo shows and participated in many group exhibitions, both nationally and in international metropoles like Tokyo, Paris, London, New York and Los Angeles. Whatson often uses his platform to poke fun at society, sometimes leaning into deeply political territory while retaining a visually engaging form. He use grey tones as a basis but add’s vibrant colours to break the monochrome concrete expression and bring a splash of life to his motives. His abstract graffiti and stencils are a mix of urban scenes showing the development of a walls lifetime. Originally studying Art and Graphic design he discovered stencils and the urban art scene. Inspired by artist like Jose Parlá and Cy Twombly. Martin Whatson is a young Norwegian based stencil artist. Dimensions: Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm) More Editions & Sizes: Edition of 125 Price: 4,000. Creator: Martin Whatson (1984, Norwegian) Creation Year: 2013. His artistic expression started more political, but has developed into a more subtle expression blending graffiti, stencil art and decay together. Martin Whatson Framed Original screen print on paper 50x70 cm Hand signed and numbered in pencil Pristine condition as framed. This interest for decay has helped develop his style, motives and composition and he enjoys creating either unity or conflict between materials, backgrounds, motives and human intervention. He looks for inspirations in people, city landscapes, old buildings, graffiti, posters and decaying walls. Martin has a continuous urge to search for beauty in what is commonly dismissed as ugly, out of style or simply left behind.
After following graffiti and its development, he started his own stencil production 10 years ago in the winter of 2004. Martin Whatson (b.1984) is a Norwegian street artist best known for his calligraphic scribbles in grayscale voids.
While studying Art and Graphic design at Westerdals School of Communication, Oslo, he discovered stencils and the urban art scene. 1984) is a Norwegian born and based stencil artist. He has a continuous urge to search for beauty…
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