[rexxington]

Feb 24, 2015 12:29:22 GMT 1 alittle said:

Why get so fussed over what someone else thinks of art that you like? This should not take away from your enjoyment, that is, unless maybe you feel there is some truth to what they are saying? While I don't condone trolling, I also do not feel it is particularly productive to write off all negative criticism as being the product of a "hater" or a "troll". This forum exists for collectors to share their thoughts and opinions, and whether the contributions are asinine or intelligent, it is still within their rights, and that should never be taken away.

This particular artist has become a lightening rod for criticism, and I can certainly understand why. Using other people's work without permission, association with a certain gallery that has fallen out of favour with some, the frequency of releases, the repetitive nature of the work, and the fact that for any given piece, after tracing someone else's work in illustrator, his only real contribution is the "tagging". I use that in quotations, because he is not a tagger. He has no handstyle; it's just colourful garbage.

MW clearly has the effect to polarise views, hence vitriol is met with passion. All the reasons you describe as negatives can equally apply to many other artists that are promoted on this board.

 

[Poster Bob]

Can we stop calling Martin Whatson an artist?

[Deleted]

Love him (and I love him most of the time) or loathe him, his art certainly sparks debate and splits opinion which is what it's all about isn't it?

.....thread started 5 days ago, page 4 already, 90 posts and nearly 3500 views.....

[Schrödinger's Chat]

Feb 24, 2015 13:31:44 GMT 1 @snowy said:

Love him (and I love him most of the time) or loathe him, his art certainly sparks debate and splits opinion which is what it's all about isn't it?

.....thread started 5 days ago, page 4 already, 90 posts and nearly 3500 views.....

It's true but kind of funny that his fairly inoffensive images do spark that much debate really, it's a bit like debating the pros and cons of Dermot O'Leary as a presenter.

[Deleted]

Now that's just being unfair on Martin!!

Dermot O'Leary is s**t all of the time and Martin has produced some great works (and some not so great)....but then a quick check on Twitter tells you Dermot has 2.5 million followers so someone somewhere likes him!

[robertjones]

Up in half an hour if anyone is going for it !

[Wilson]

They doing that change the URL thing again?

How are you supposed to F5, move the page down a tad and click buy quickly?

[jrsheppa]

I only started paying attention to his releases with en pointe. Picked it up and was very impressed with the quality. I had a snafu with the shipping and ended up having to get refunded. Went for this today, like with the Tabby, I just like the image. Love eternal reflection, would love to grab one of those down the road. I know people on here aren't big on him necessarily (or as a little said, he is polarizing), but the is a quality image IMO. And I think the quality of the print produced will be excellent.

[artyparty]

First time I scored on GP and my first Whatson.

[Wilson]

Mar 26, 2015 16:10:54 GMT 1 artyparty said:

First time I scored on GP and my first Whatson.

Congrats on that Arty. All over in a flash again.

[Art Fan 2011]

Still available, but the price war has begun on ebay between the Americans

[aberdoom]

Can't believe how many on the bay!

I managed to snag one! Luckily got a 4G signal out and about!

My second MW! Can't wait to see it in the flesh!

[FЯ]

Mar 26, 2015 16:27:46 GMT 1 Art Fan 2011 said:

Still available, but the price war has begun on ebay between the Americans

derps.

[soam24]

Mar 26, 2015 16:27:46 GMT 1 Art Fan 2011 said:

Still available, but the price war has begun on ebay between the Americans

It only takes a few times to get burned before people stop

[jrsheppa]

Feb 20, 2015 1:10:11 GMT 1 coller said:

Ah, at least have some sort of concept behind the image. Some proposals:

1. A guy flashing you naked in a trenchcoat, but his peen is covered in tagging.
2. A waiter/waitress offering you a slice of toast, but the butter and spread are graffiti tags.
3. A woman - tagged in graffiti - kneeling in front of a man holding an active spraycan from his crotch.
4. Vietcong graffiti flamethrower, or American graffiti flamethrower in Vietnam
5. Graffiti chemtrails from airplanes
6. Irate woman using graffiti bug spray in unnecessary quantities
7. Graffiti fart


© coller on UAA

Love these ideas

[dranfan14]

tried to get a white edition and failed miserably... hurts to see so many on ebay already!

still trying to get one but having absolutely no luck.

[nighthawk]

picked up a White ed. Was my favourite by far

[artyflipp]

+1 blue +1 pink +1 white missed that acrylic

[dranfan14]

Mar 26, 2015 17:29:46 GMT 1 artyflipp said:

+1 blue +1 pink +1 white missed that acrylic

fuck off. hope you did actually order one of each and you will 100% get refunded

[Dave]

Tried for one . Kept adding to cart but got cart empty message every time. Does this mean sold out or was there a broken link or somthing?

[Unica]

Well done Martin, I have Zebra of his and love it. Goes to show that plenty of people like his art even if many people don't, glad for him that the release was a sell out.

The more I think about it, its pretty impressive to sell so many prints in such a small amount of time, the hand finished white prints were from an edition of 165, and there were 42 other version available in different colors. So a total of 205 prints sold in a very short amount of time. 

Whatson has a much stronger following than I thought. 

[leebs]

Would like to know how many of his prints actually make the wall, so many end up on the bay and lots seem to find there way into portfolios never to see the light of day again

[Winter]

I like Martin Whatson and I like Toucans. For that reason I'm out.

[Deleted]

Mar 26, 2015 18:51:18 GMT 1 leebs said:

Would like to know how many of his prints actually make the wall, so many end up on the bay and lots seem to find there way into portfolios never to see the light of day again

That's every artist lol

[artyflipp]

Mar 26, 2015 18:35:56 GMT 1 dranfan14 said:

Mar 26, 2015 17:29:46 GMT 1 artyflipp said:

+1 blue +1 pink +1 white missed that acrylic

f**k off. hope you did actually order one of each and you will 100% get refunded

Multiple addresses with different owners.
YOU Fk off. I almost got my set.

[Deleted]

Feb 19, 2015 21:48:06 GMT 1 alittle said:

Make it stop.

Please please!!  Anybody got any milk my cow runneth dry!  How else shall I eat my lucky charms?

[FЯ]

Mar 26, 2015 19:07:55 GMT 1 artyflipp said:

Mar 26, 2015 18:35:56 GMT 1 dranfan14 said:

f**k off. hope you did actually order one of each and you will 100% get refunded

Multiple addresses with different owners.
YOU Fk off. I almost got my set.

[nicobot]

Mar 26, 2015 19:07:55 GMT 1 artyflipp said:

Mar 26, 2015 18:35:56 GMT 1 dranfan14 said:

f**k off. hope you did actually order one of each and you will 100% get refunded

Multiple addresses with different owners.
YOU Fk off. I almost got my set.

Damn bro. Killin it!

Glad mom and dad let you borrow their credit cards. 

[Wilson]

Mar 26, 2015 17:29:46 GMT 1 artyflipp said:

+1 blue +1 pink +1 white missed that acrylic

[soam24]

Mar 26, 2015 18:37:34 GMT 1 Dave said:

Tried for one . Kept adding to cart but got cart empty message every time. Does this mean sold out or was there a broken link or somthing?