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Martin Whatson (b.1984) is a Norwegian street artist best known for his calligraphic scribbles in grayscale voids. Over the past decade, Martin has developed an unmistakable aesthetic combining abstract movement with figurative stencilled compositions. His works can be seen to mirror the rise and fall of the streets, as he symbolically recreates the urban environment, then vandalises it to reveal his vibrant transformations.

 

Growing up in Oslo Norway, Martin was an active part of the emerging graffiti scene of the early 90’s which at the time maintained zero tolerance. The physical architecture of the city was a constant inspiration, the elaboration and destruction of each generation contributing to the urban infrastructure. The same deconstructive processes can be seen in his creative influences of Jose Parla and Cy Twombly. In the early 2000s, this interest in layers became more literal with the introduction of stencils into his work. The evolution moved him closer to a simple yet effective aesthetic he believed could bridge the gap between the passion and spontaneity Graffiti held for him, with the fragility and transience of nature. This balance would come to define his creative approach.

 

With as many works on walls as on canvas and paper, the relationship between vulnerability and strength remains constant in each work. Delicate and organic characters feature; butterflies, ballerinas and animals all rendered in empty grayscale space. Almost stylised, these minimal figures are constructed of a few layers of hand-cut stencils. The ashen tones of the compositions and vacant backgrounds are reminiscent of his alternative canvases, the concrete. True to form, no gray space stays gray for long in Martins presence. whether immersing entirely or embellishing a detail, the images disappear beneath expressive, spray-painted strokes of assorted colours and textures.

 

Martins work features with festivals, projects and walls globally. His original work can be found in private collections and institutions with solo exhibitions featured in cities from Tokyo to LA, London to New York.

EVENTS 2022

URVANITY ART – February, Madrid, Spain

BOOK LAUNCH – INSIDEOUTSIDER – February, Oslo, Norway

DISTRICT 13 ART FAIR – January, Paris, France

 

 

2021 

SCOPE ART SHOW – December, Miami, USA
URBAN ART FAIR – June, PARIS, FRANCE
EIKUND X WHATSON – product launch of the chair “Krysset” redesigned by Whatson – June – OSLO, NORWAY
KUNSTEN Å LEVE FESTIVAL – wall painting – June – KRISTIANSAND, NORWAY
GALLERI A – group show with Hama Woods and Eivind Blaker – May – OSLO, NORWAY
KIRK GALLERI – group exhibition – April – AALBORG, DENMARK
BREAK THAT WALL – Mazel Galerie – March – BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
OSLONOWHERE – Shoot Gallery – March, OSLO, NORWAY
FREE – December DUBAI
Vertical Gallery – December, CHICAGO, USA

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2020 – OSLO – Oslo Nowhere / Shoot Gallery – Oslo, Norway

2018 – SOS at Cho Why – Cho Why – Bangkok / Thailand

2018 – The Arctic tour – Bådin Brewry – Bodø / Norway

2018 – The Arctic tour – The Edge Hotel – Tromsø / Norway

2018 – The Arctic tour – Galleri Svalbard – Svalbard / Norway

2017 – REVIVE – Rex Romae Gallery popup – LA / USA

2016 – Affinity (collaboration with SNIK) – Modus Art Gallery – Paris / France

2015 – Old News – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2015 – About-Face – Blackbook Gallery – Denver / USA

2014 – Hide & Seek – Rex Romae – London / UK

2014 – Nationalteateret – Nationalteateret – Oslo / Norway

2014 – Square – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2013 – Transformed – Gallery Kawamatsu – Tokyo / Japan

2013 – Undercover – Reed Projects Gallery – Stavanger / Norway

2013 – The Beauty of Grey – MSA Gallery – Paris / France

2011 – What have i done? – Black Pop Gallery – Copenhagen / Denmark

2011 – Love Tour – Gallery Kawamatsu – Tokyo / Japan

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021 – SHE – OsloNowhere / Shoot Gallery – Oslo, Norway

2019 – DUO (with Henrik Kleppe) – Galleri Kollekt – Oslo / Norway

2019 – IKIGAI – Basement Ginza / Streetartnews – Tokyo / Japan

2018 – Context art fair – Blackbook gallery – Miami / USA

2018 – Art Elysées- art fair – Nextstreet gallery – Paris / France

2018 – Kollekt & Kunstveggen – Galleri Kollekt – Oslo / Norway

2018 – CO- – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2018 – Northern Exposure – Nordic Museum Seattle – Seattle / USA

2017 – Context ArtFair – Blackbook Gallery – Miami / USA

2017 – Unstoppable – Urban Nation – Berlin / Germany

2017 – Print retrospective – Galleri Bi-Z – Kristiansand / Norway

2017 – Fluorish – MESA contemporary art Museum curated by Thinkspace gallery – Mesa / USA

2015 – Context ArtFair – Blackbook Gallery Booth – Miami / USA

2015 – HOME – Reed Projects Gallery – Stavanger / Norway

2015 – Outsiders In – Reedprojects Gallery – Stavanger / Norway

2015 – Your kid can’t do this – aMBUSH Gallery – Sydney / Australia

2015 – I LOVE Kabul – Graffitiprints – Kabul / Afghanistan

2015 – Different Strokes – Hin Bus depot – Penang / Malaysia

2015 – 2 for 2 – Vertical Gallery – Chicago / USA

2014 – Scope Artfair – Blackbook Gallery booth – Miami / USA

2014 – ARTmageddon – Vertical Gallery – Chicago / USA

2014 – LA Contraband 2 – Riviera 31 – Los Angeles / US

2014 – Stencil Bastards 3 – Starkart Exhibitions – Zurich / Switzerland

2014 – Different Strokes – Bottleneck Gallery – New York / US

2014 – A-Laget utvalg ’14 – Summer – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2014 – Scope Artfair – C.A.V.E. Gallery booth – New York / US

2014 – Scope Artfair – Blackbook Gallery booth – New York / US

2013 – Juleutstilling 2013 – Galleri Bi-Z – Kristiansand / Norway

2013 – Buy, Work, Consume, Die – Reedprojects gallery – Stavanger / Norway

2013 – A-Laget utvalg ’13 – Winter – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2013 – Home sweet home – Bottleneck Gallery – New York / US

2013 – LA contraband – Los Angeles / US

2013 – About time – Galleri GEO – Bergen / Norway

2013 – The dirty art – Blankspace – Oslo / Norway

2013 – Moniker Artfair – Souled out Studios bunker – London / UK

2013 – True Colors – Shop 13 – London / UK

2013 – A-Laget – 10 year anniversary – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2013 – Bybildet: Redefinert – Oslofjorden Kunstsenter – Drøbak / Norway

2013 – Stencil art Norway – Reedprojects Gallery – Stavanger / Norway

2012 – A-Laget utvalg ’12 – Winter – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2012 – A-Laget utvalg ’12 – Summer – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2012 – Match Point – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2012 – Street Smart – Bergen Kjøtt – Bergen / Norway

2011 – Deflate the hype – Black Pop Gallery – Copenhagen / Denmark

2011 – A-Laget utvalg ’11 – Winter – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2011 – ULTRA 004 artfair – Gallery Kawamatsu booth – Tokyo / Japan

2011 – Young Art – Scandic Vulcan – Oslo / Norway

2011 – T&J Artwalk – Blomqvist – Oslo / Norway

2011 – A-Laget utvalg ’11 – Summer – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2010 – Punk’s Not Dead – Gallery North Gate – Tokyo / Japan

2010 – A-Laget utvalg ’10 – Winter – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2010 – Mattia Benefit – Naples / Italy

2010 – Strike the Street – Rome / Italy

2010 – A-Laget utvalg ’10 – Summer – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2010 – Totally, Pretty Dirty – Tokyo / Japan

2009 – A-Laget utvalg ’09 – Winter – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2009 – Dreams & Nightmares – Vancover / Canada

2009 – A-Laget utvalg ’09 – Summer – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2009 – Threesome – Nice / Nice Exhibitions – Hannover / Germany

2008 – Merry crunchmas – Opus underground – Manchester / United Kingdom

2008 – Inside / Outside – Carmichael Gallery – Los Angeles / US

2008 – The end is nigh – End Bar – Newcastle / United Kingdom

2008 – A-Laget utvalg ’08 – Summer – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2007 – Melbourne stencil festival – J-Studios – Melbourne / Australia

2007 – Urban art agenda #1 – Shed 4 – Melbourne / Australia

2006 – Vinyl killers #6 – The goodfoot – Detroit / USA

PROJECTS & FESTIVALS

2017 – NuArt Oslo – Oslo / Norway
2016 – Cities of Hope festival – Norther Quarter – Manchester / United Kingdom
2015 – Outdoor Festival – Caserma Guido Reni – Rome / Italy
2015 – NuArt festival ’15 – Tou Scene – Stavanger / Norway
2015 – Toms x NRC for Syria – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2014 – NuArt festival ’14 – Tou Scene – Stavnager / Norway
2014 – Memorie Urbane – Gaeta / Italy
2014 – Project M3 – Curated by NuArt – Berlin / Germany
2013 – NuArt festival ’13 – Tou Scene – Stavanger / Norway
2012 – Holzweiler Scarfs – Oslo / Norway
2012 – Commission – ONS – ONS fair – Stavanger / Norway
2011 – T-Shirts for Montage – Tokyo / Japan
2011 – T&J – Artwalk – Oslo / Norway
2011 – Tennis arena decoration – Riksanlegget for Tennis, Hasle – Oslo / Norway
2011 – Super City Bros – DogA – Oslo / Norway
2011 – Toms charity – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2009 – Urban Paint festival – Bristol / UK

PUBLICATIONS

2016 – interview – Decompoz Magazine
2016 – Interview – Fluoro Magazine
2014 – Streetart Norway 2 – Kontur Forlag
2014 – Bærumsavisa – Interview
2014 – NRK National news – TV interview
2013 – Budstikka – Interview
2013 – TV2 national news – TV interview
2012 – Bergens Tidene – Feature on Streetart Norway 2
2012 – D2 – Feature on Streetart Norway 2
2012 – Magasinet KUNST – Streetart Special
2012 – Rogaland avis – Feature on the ONS project
2011 – Audi Magazine – Feature on how to buy art
2011 – Streetart Calendar – Wooster Collective & Tachen
2011 – Costume Magazine – Toms Charity event
2010 – Streetart Norway – Kontur Forlag

“Martin Whatson (b.1984) is a Norwegian street artist best known for his calligraphic scribbles in grayscale voids. Over the past decade, Martin has developed an unmistakable aesthetic combining abstract movement with figurative stencilled compositions. His works can be seen to mirror the rise and fall of the streets, as he symbolically recreates the urban environment, then vandalises it to reveal his vibrant transformations.

 

Martins work features with festivals, projects and walls globally. His original work can be found in private collections and institutions with solo exhibitions featured in cities from Tokyo to LA, London to New York.”

EVENTS 2021

URBAN ART FAIR – June, PARIS, FRANCE
EIKUND X WHATSON – product launch of the chair “Krysset” redesigned by Whatson – June – OSLO, NORWAY
KUNSTEN Å LEVE FESTIVAL – wall painting – June – KRISTIANSAND, NORWAY
GALLERI A – group show with Hama Woods and Eivind Blaker – May – OSLO, NORWAY
KIRK GALLERI – group exhibition – April – AALBORG, DENMARK
BREAK THAT WALL – Mazel Galerie – March – BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
OSLONOWHERE – Shoot Gallery – March, OSLO, NORWAY
FREE – December DUBAI
Vertical Gallery – December, CHICAGO, USA

CV

PUBLICATIONS

2016 – interview – Decompoz Magazine
2016 – Interview – Fluoro Magazine
2014 – Streetart Norway 2 – Kontur Forlag
2014 – Bærumsavisa – Interview
2014 – NRK National news – TV interview
2013 – Budstikka – Interview
2013 – TV2 national news – TV interview
2012 – Bergens Tidene – Feature on Streetart Norway 2
2012 – D2 – Feature on Streetart Norway 2
2012 – Magasinet KUNST – Streetart Special
2012 – Rogaland avis – Feature on the ONS project
2011 – Audi Magazine – Feature on how to buy art
2011 – Streetart Calendar – Wooster Collective & Tachen
2011 – Costume Magazine – Toms Charity event
2010 – Streetart Norway – Kontur Forlag

EXHIBITIONS

2020 – OSLO – Oslo Nowhere / Shoot GalleryOslo, Norway

2018 – SOS at Cho Why – Cho Why – Bangkok / Thailand

2018 – The Arctic tour – Bådin Brewry – Bodø / Norway

2018 – The Arctic tour – The Edge Hotel – Tromsø / Norway

2018 – The Arctic tour – Galleri Svalbard – Svalbard / Norway

2017 – REVIVE – Rex Romae Gallery popup – LA / USA

2016 – Affinity (collaboration with SNIK) – Modus Art Gallery – Paris / France

2015 – Old News – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2015 – About-Face – Blackbook Gallery – Denver / USA

2014 – Hide & Seek – Rex Romae – London / UK

2014 – Nationalteateret – Nationalteateret – Oslo / Norway

2014 – Square – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway

2013 – Transformed – Gallery Kawamatsu – Tokyo / Japan

2013 – Undercover – Reed Projects Gallery – Stavanger / Norway

2013 – The Beauty of Grey – MSA Gallery – Paris / France

2011 – What have i done? – Black Pop Gallery – Copenhagen / Denmark

2011 – Love Tour – Gallery Kawamatsu – Tokyo / Japan

2021 – SHE – OsloNowhere / Shoot Gallery – Oslo, Norway
2019 – DUO (with Henrik Kleppe) – Galleri Kollekt – Oslo / Norway
2019 – IKIGAI – Basement Ginza / Streetartnews – Tokyo / Japan
2018 – Context art fair – Blackbook gallery – Miami / USA
2018 – Art Elysées- art fair – Nextstreet gallery – Paris / France
2018 – Kollekt & Kunstveggen – Galleri Kollekt – Oslo / Norway
2018 – CO- – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2018 – Northern Exposure – Nordic Museum Seattle – Seattle / USA
2017 – Context ArtFair – Blackbook Gallery – Miami / USA
2017 – Unstoppable – Urban Nation – Berlin / Germany
2017 – Print retrospective – Galleri Bi-Z – Kristiansand / Norway
2017 – Fluorish – MESA contemporary art Museum curated by Thinkspace gallery – Mesa / USA
2015 – Context ArtFair – Blackbook Gallery Booth – Miami / USA
2015 – HOME – Reed Projects Gallery – Stavanger / Norway
2015 – Outsiders In – Reedprojects Gallery – Stavanger / Norway
2015 – Your kid can’t do this – aMBUSH Gallery – Sydney / Australia
2015 – I LOVE Kabul – Graffitiprints – Kabul / Afghanistan
2015 – Different Strokes – Hin Bus depot – Penang / Malaysia
2015 – 2 for 2 – Vertical Gallery – Chicago / USA
2014 – Scope Artfair – Blackbook Gallery booth – Miami / USA
2014 – ARTmageddon – Vertical Gallery – Chicago / USA
2014 – LA Contraband 2 – Riviera 31 – Los Angeles / US
2014 – Stencil Bastards 3 – Starkart Exhibitions – Zurich / Switzerland
2014 – Different Strokes – Bottleneck Gallery – New York / US
2014 – A-Laget utvalg ’14 – Summer – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2014 – Scope Artfair – C.A.V.E. Gallery booth – New York / US
2014 – Scope Artfair – Blackbook Gallery booth – New York / US
2013 – Juleutstilling 2013 – Galleri Bi-Z – Kristiansand / Norway
2013 – Buy, Work, Consume, Die – Reedprojects gallery – Stavanger / Norway
2013 – A-Laget utvalg ’13 – Winter – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2013 – Home sweet home – Bottleneck Gallery – New York / US
2013 – LA contraband – Los Angeles / US
2013 – About time – Galleri GEO – Bergen / Norway
2013 – The dirty art – Blankspace – Oslo / Norway
2013 – Moniker Artfair – Souled out Studios bunker – London / UK
2013 – True Colors – Shop 13 – London / UK
2013 – A-Laget – 10 year anniversary – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2013 – Bybildet: Redefinert – Oslofjorden Kunstsenter – Drøbak / Norway
2013 – Stencil art Norway – Reedprojects Gallery – Stavanger / Norway
2012 – A-Laget utvalg ’12 – Winter – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2012 – A-Laget utvalg ’12 – Summer – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2012 – Match Point – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2012 – Street Smart – Bergen Kjøtt – Bergen / Norway
2011 – Deflate the hype – Black Pop Gallery – Copenhagen / Denmark
2011 – A-Laget utvalg ’11 – Winter – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2011 – ULTRA 004 artfair – Gallery Kawamatsu booth – Tokyo / Japan
2011 – Young Art – Scandic Vulcan – Oslo / Norway
2011 – T&J Artwalk – Blomqvist – Oslo / Norway
2011 – A-Laget utvalg ’11 – Summer – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2010 – Punk’s Not Dead – Gallery North Gate – Tokyo / Japan
2010 – A-Laget utvalg ’10 – Winter – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2010 – Mattia Benefit – Naples / Italy
2010 – Strike the Street – Rome / Italy
2010 – A-Laget utvalg ’10 – Summer – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2010 – Totally, Pretty Dirty – Tokyo / Japan
2009 – A-Laget utvalg ’09 – Winter – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2009 – Dreams & Nightmares – Vancover / Canada
2009 – A-Laget utvalg ’09 – Summer – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2009 – Threesome – Nice / Nice Exhibitions – Hannover / Germany
2008 – Merry crunchmas – Opus underground – Manchester / United Kingdom
2008 – Inside / Outside – Carmichael Gallery – Los Angeles / US
2008 – The end is nigh – End Bar – Newcastle / United Kingdom
2008 – A-Laget utvalg ’08 – Summer – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2007 – Melbourne stencil festival – J-Studios – Melbourne / Australia
2007 – Urban art agenda #1 – Shed 4 – Melbourne / Australia
2006 – Vinyl killers #6 – The goodfoot – Detroit / USA

PROJECTS & FESTIVALS

2017 – NuArt Oslo – Oslo / Norway
2016 – Cities of Hope festival – Norther Quarter – Manchester / United Kingdom
2015 – Outdoor Festival – Caserma Guido Reni – Rome / Italy
2015 – NuArt festival ’15 – Tou Scene – Stavanger / Norway
2015 – Toms x NRC for Syria – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2014 – NuArt festival ’14 – Tou Scene – Stavnager / Norway
2014 – Memorie Urbane – Gaeta / Italy
2014 – Project M3 – Curated by NuArt – Berlin / Germany
2013 – NuArt festival ’13 – Tou Scene – Stavanger / Norway
2012 – Holzweiler Scarfs – Oslo / Norway
2012 – Commission – ONS – ONS fair – Stavanger / Norway
2011 – T-Shirts for Montage – Tokyo / Japan
2011 – T&J – Artwalk – Oslo / Norway
2011 – Tennis arena decoration – Riksanlegget for Tennis, Hasle – Oslo / Norway
2011 – Super City Bros – DogA – Oslo / Norway
2011 – Toms charity – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2009 – Urban Paint festival – Bristol / UK