![]() It is in Oslo that the artist made his weapons, he studied art and graphic design within the school of communication Westerdals.įor more than ten years, Martin Whatson has been collaborating with some of the biggest names in his field and has managed to make himself known and appreciated by important collectors all over the world. Today he is considered one of the key players in contemporary urban art, more commonly known as street art. If you would prefer acrylic or other options such as ornate frames or UV protection, please call our gallery team on +44 (0)7799 165062 for a quote, or message us at the bottom right of this page.Martin Whatson was born in Norway in 1984. We take great care with packaging to protect your artwork.Īlternatively, for added piece of mind, we've the option of gallery grade cast acrylic, offering superb clarity and protection. Glazing all our framing orders are shipped with glass. Simply choose from our white or black float framing options, before adding to basket. As always, all our materials are sustainable and archival to keep your artwork in mint condition and perfectly presented. We highly recommend using a float mount when framing artwork with deckled (hand-torn) edges. The mount – an archival foam core – creates depth too, by casting a shadow beneath the artwork. Shadow float mounting is an option at our website, to give the appearance of an artwork floating within the frame. it's the perfect, gallery grade choice for limited edition prints or original artworks. For expert advice on the best way to frame, give us a call: +44 (0)7799 165062 (Lines open Mon to Sun 10:00am to 8:00pm)īox framing is provided with all our online framing, creating a distance between the glass and your artwork, so no risk of ink transfer to the pane. Some of our framing options may be more suitable for your artwork than others. Our experts will cut, join and assemble each frame by hand to the exact dimensions of your artwork, creating your perfect finished work of art, ready to hang on your wall. Many of the pieces at Smolensky Gallery have the option to add a hand-crafted frame. ![]() His latest solo show in Tokyo, Love Tour, sold out pre and during the opening night. Since his artistic debut in 2006, he has had several solo exhibitions and participated in many group exhibitions, both nationally and internationally. Still, his expression is very much masculine, filled with in your face-statements that represents a young and vigorous group of upcoming artists. ![]() He has a cheerful, very much recognizable and almost feminine touch butterflies, doves and hearts in soft, nonetheless vibrant, colours. His stencils are a mix of urban scenes with a poetic, hippyish make peace not war-message. His artistic expression started off more political, inspired by DOLK and Banksy, but has developed into a more subtle expression. This interest for decay has helped develop his style, motives and composition and he enjoys creating either unity or conflict between materials and motives a wrinkled old lady on a shiny plate of aluminum. He looks for inspirations in city landscapes and old soon to be demolished buildings. Martin has a continuous urge to search for beauty in what is commonly dismissed as ugly, out of style or simply left behind. In 2004 he started his own artistic production. He had been interested in Graffiti for years, following the development within street art closely. ![]() 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. This piece is a limited edition of 50 on white paper, and each uniquely hand-painted with graffiti tags. Original hand-painted screenprint on paper. ![]()
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