Since his artistic debut in 2004, he has had several solo shows and participated in many group exhibitions, both nationally, and internationally in cities like Tokyo, Paris, London, New York and Los Angeles. This interest has helped develop his style, motives and composition. Striving to be different, Martin finds beauty in what most people find “ugly”, unfashionable or simply out dated, creating something beautiful out of what most people don’t even notice in daily life. In the many festivals and exhibitions he has participated in for about a decade now, Martin Whatson had the chance to work with other urban artists such as Roamcouch, Pure Evil or Snik. There aren’t many prints we can find in galleries as the mayor part of his editions are limited to only a few copies, usually hand finished, and because of that, a big part of them is already in hands of private collectors. Regarding Martin Watsons’ graphic work, we can say that he is a quite prolific artist and his prints are sold out really fast. 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. Nowadays his works combine these urban mediums with works developed on canvases or other materials such as metals or wood. 1984) is a Norwegian born and based stencil artist. the PGATour over the use of a golf cart in Tour. We can find his work shown to the public in urban murals in cities of his homeland, like Stavanger or Oslo but he has also crossed his country frontiers to other places like Paris and Tokyo. What son of a former heavyweight boxing champ made it to the top of his company. He is an emotional artist that seeks to transmit feelings and with a great taste for aesthetics and the beauty of images and color. Yet his work still appeals in a masculine way, packed with bold statements that say a lot about the world today. Martin Whatson creates unique stencil scenes, with a message signifying peace and love, and a very distinct female edge. His work is not charged with a political or social criticism but he likes to leave a subtle message on which anyone can reflect and draw his or her own conclusions. When starting out he found himself drawn to political subjects, inspired by DOLK and Banksy, but over time found his depth in more subtle types of expression. Martin Whatson is inspired by people, posters or other graffiti and has a weakness for urban spaces that are decayed and abandoned. This is why his work combines these two elements in a unique way and it is characterized by grey monochromatic images done with stencils and decorated with graffiti of vibrant colors. He also collaborated with many other urban artists.Ī street art follower since the nineties decade, it wasn’t until he discovered Banksy when he decided to try with the stencil. Since 2004, he started producing his own works, and has participated in many exhibitions. There he started to develop an interest in the art of graffiti and stencil. He studied Art and Graphic Design in Oslo, at the Westerdals School of Communication. Settlers Run Golf & Country Club would also like to thank the volunteers, Sid, Leonie, Scott, Jeff, Paul, and Ron for their efforts on the day.Īll Results for the day can be found by clicking on the blow tabs.Martin Whatson is a Norwegian stencil artist, born in 1984. Active Garage Doors – Paul Williamson and Tom McDermott.Direct Property Services – Emmanuel Giannakis.With the overwhelming support from all involved this year the 2021 SBI Pro-Am prize pool has increased from $11,000 to $20,000 which goes a long way to all the PGA Professionals. If you did not know, this year’s SBI Pro-Am was a sell-out, this is a testament to the support by all the Sponsors, Members and Guests playing. Settlers Run Golf & Country Club would like to thank Head Superintendent Mick Ellis and his team for setting up the course, F&B Manager Tim Dalton and his team for the food and beverages, Head Chef, Roger Wasner for the cooking of the meals and also to our Settlers Runs GM, Tim Hanton and Events Manager Emma Robinson for all their help to make this day happen. All players found the conditions very enjoyable and also very challenging.
We trust that all loved the course as we have had a lot of great response from the Amateurs and PGA Professionals. The 2021 SBI Pro-Am was a great success, it is currently the biggest SBI Pro-Am we have ever had at Settlers Run GCC with 256 participants.
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