Since his artistic debut in 2004, he has had several solo shows and participated in many group exhibitions, both nationally and in international metropoles like Tokyo, Paris, London, New York, and Los Angeles. He uses grey tones as a basis but add’s vibrant colors to break the monochrome concrete expression and bring a splash of life to his motives. His abstract graffiti and stencils are a mix of urban scenes showing the development of a wall’s lifetime. Inspired by artists like Jose Parlá and Cy Twombly. His artistic expression started more political but has developed into a more subtle expression blending graffiti, stencil art, and decay together. Upcoming Auctions Living Contemporary / 20 July 2022. This interest in decay has helped develop his style, motives, and composition and he enjoys creating either unity or conflict between materials, backgrounds, motives, and human intervention. Items (2) Auctions (1) date name estimate result Sort by date date name estimate result Showing results for '' No results. He looks for inspirations in people, city landscapes, old buildings, graffiti, posters, and decaying walls.
Martin has a continuous urge to search for beauty in what is commonly dismissed as ugly, out of style, or simply left behind. After following graffiti and its development, he started his own stencil production 10 years ago in the winter of 2004. 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.