![]() 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.Ģ021 – SHE – OsloNowhere / Shoot Gallery – Oslo, NorwayĢ019 – DUO (with Henrik Kleppe) – Galleri Kollekt – Oslo / NorwayĢ019 – IKIGAI – Basement Ginza / Streetartnews – Tokyo / JapanĢ018 – Context art fair – Blackbook gallery – Miami / USAĢ018 – Art Elysées- art fair – Nextstreet gallery – Paris / FranceĢ018 – Kollekt & Kunstveggen – Galleri Kollekt – Oslo / NorwayĢ018 – Northern Exposure – Nordic Museum Seattle – Seattle / USAĢ017 – Context ArtFair – Blackbook Gallery – Miami / USAĢ017 – Unstoppable – Urban Nation – Berlin / GermanyĢ017 – Print retrospective – Galleri Bi-Z – Kristiansand / NorwayĢ017 – Fluorish – MESA contemporary art Museum curated by Thinkspace gallery – Mesa / USAĢ015 – Context ArtFair – Blackbook Gallery Booth – Miami / USAĢ015 – HOME – Reed Projects Gallery – Stavanger / NorwayĢ015 – Outsiders In – Reedprojects Gallery – Stavanger / NorwayĢ015 – Your kid can’t do this – aMBUSH Gallery – Sydney / AustraliaĢ015 – I LOVE Kabul – Graffitiprints – Kabul / AfghanistanĢ015 – Different Strokes – Hin Bus depot – Penang / MalaysiaĢ015 – 2 for 2 – Vertical Gallery – Chicago / USAĢ014 – Scope Artfair – Blackbook Gallery booth – Miami / USAĢ014 – ARTmageddon – Vertical Gallery – Chicago / USAĢ014 – LA Contraband 2 – Riviera 31 – Los Angeles / USĢ014 – Stencil Bastards 3 – Starkart Exhibitions – Zurich / SwitzerlandĢ014 – Different Strokes – Bottleneck Gallery – New York / USĢ014 – A-Laget utvalg ’14 – Summer – Galleri-A – Oslo / NorwayĢ014 – Scope Artfair – C.A.V.E. Martins work features with festivals, projects and walls globally. whether immersing entirely or embellishing a detail, the images disappear beneath expressive, spray-painted strokes of assorted colours and textures. True to form, no gray space stays gray for long in Martins presence. The ashen tones of the compositions and vacant backgrounds are reminiscent of his alternative canvases, the concrete. Almost stylised, these minimal figures are constructed of a few layers of hand-cut stencils. Delicate and organic characters feature butterflies, ballerinas and animals all rendered in empty grayscale space. With as many works on walls as on canvas and paper, the relationship between vulnerability and strength remains constant in each work. This balance would come to define his creative approach. 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. In the early 2000s, this interest in layers became more literal with the introduction of stencils into his work. The same deconstructive processes can be seen in his creative influences of Jose Parla and Cy Twombly. ![]() The physical architecture of the city was a constant inspiration, the elaboration and destruction of each generation contributing to the urban infrastructure. 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. 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. Over the past decade, Martin has developed an unmistakable aesthetic combining abstract movement with figurative stencilled compositions. Martin Whatson (b.1984) is a Norwegian street artist best known for his calligraphic scribbles in grayscale voids.
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