Martin Whatson is a Norwegian street artist, known for his calligraphic scribbles appearing out of grayscale voids. He has created an aesthetic that combines abstract movement with figurative stencilled compositions. His works mirror the rise and fall of the streets, as he symbolically recreates the urban environment, then vandalises it to reveal his vibrant transformations.

While studying Art and Graphic design at Westerdals School of Communication in Oslo, he discovered stencils and the urban art scene. After following graffiti and its development, he started his own stencil production in 2004. Martin has a continuous urge to search for beauty in what is commonly dismissed as ugly, out of style or left behind. He looks for inspiration in people, city landscapes, old buildings, posters and decaying walls; the latter of which has helped develop his style, motives and composition. He enjoys creating unity or conflict between materials, backgrounds, motives and human intervention.