The artist first creates the base of his artwork in black and white, constructed of a few layers of hand-cut stencils, and then adds vibrant colours. Through his powerful, colourful images, he draws our attention to them. Interested in finding beauty in all things, especially ugly places, his subjects are often largely overlooked by society. He has worked on paper and canvas as much as on the walls outside. Colourful Street Artįollowing the trend that swept the globe, Martin Whatson slowly adopted his work to be shown in gallery spaces. Whatson draws inspiration from such great masters as Cy Twombly and the brilliant Jose Parla. In his work, he combines the two mediums perfectly, as is seen in his stencil grey monochromatic images decorated with vibrant coloured graffiti. Since 2004 he has been creating art in his signature style that has garnered the attention of the audience and critics alike. Still, once he saw the work by Banksy, he immediately fell in love with stencils.
Whatson graduated from the Westerdals School of Communication with a degree in Art and Graphic Design. Like all kids, that did not stop them from leaving their mark all over the streets. However, they had a lot of trouble with the officials as they did not understand or approve of the art. He joined the local graffiti scene in Oslo and was active throughout the 1990s. Martin Whatson was born in 1984 in Norway. Besides mural commissions, the artist has collaborated with several notable fashion brands. Over the years, Martin Whatson has exhibited in numerous cities around the world, including Berlin, Tokyo, London, Paris, Oslo, and New York. His artworks feature animals, famous historical figures, dancers, and abstract graffiti. Best known for his stencil work, prints, sculptures, murals and paintings, which he has been doing since 2004, the artist finds inspiration in old buildings, people, city landscapes, decaying walls, posters and graffiti. Trygg Trafikk refleks-tag er montert på refleksene sammen med kulekjede, tråd og sikkerhetsnål.Throughout his career, Norwegian artist Martin Whatson has found beauty in places conventionally thought of as ugly. Hengerefleks består av to design hjerte (76×68 mm) og painter (40×100 mm).
Safety reflectors are sometimes called luminous badges or luminous tags, but this is incorrect as they do not themselves produce light, but only reflect it. Safety reflectors are especially useful for making pedestrians visible in traffic when its dark. A safety reflector aids visibility of a person or vehicle on the road, as it reflects light from other vehicles. Safety reflectors: A safety reflector is a light reflector intended for pedestrians, runners, motorized and non-motorized vehicles. If my collaboration with The Norwegain Council for Road Safety leads to more people choosing to use safety reflectors, then we have reached our goal, says Martin Whatson.
Designing reflectors for Trygg Trafikk is a great parallel to my own work, which is also about capturing people’s attention in the street scene. Using reflectors is all about being visible. And we are honored to have the opportunity to distribute his artwork, as well as having it be a means of contribution towards traffic safety. Which is why he decided to take on the task of designing this year’s safety reflector collection for The Norwegian Council for Road Safety. Since his time as a young boy, curiously studying the graffiti art decorating the railways in the 90’s, Whatson has steadily climbed the creative ladder, with his artwork now being displayed on buildings and galleries all over the world.Īs clearly shown in his art, Whatson a very socially engaged artist.
Whatson has become an international street art phenomenon as well as a pioneer within the genre of street art in Norway. Martin Whatson is this year’s designer of the safety reflectors for the annual Safety Reflector day 2022 directed by The Norwegian Council for Road Safety.
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