His artistic expression started more political, but has developed into a more subtle expression blending graffiti, stencil art and decay together. This interest in 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. He drew inspiration from the city’s continuously changing landscape as he developed his own energetic aesthetic.
Whatson began making art when he participated in Oslo’s graffiti scene in the 1990’s. The juxtapositions create a significant sense of layering and opposing worlds within each work. Martin Whatson makes public murals, paintings on canvas, prints, and sculptures that unite detailed grayscale compositions with colourful scribbles - his muted pictures of dancers, animals, and iconic art-historical figures feature patches of explosive, abstract graffiti. After following graffiti and its development, he started his own stencil production 10 years ago in the winter of 2004. 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.
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