[Icesay]

(The Martin Whatson Still Life 2 Print release, to go alongside the first Still Life Print. Are you looking to complete the set?)

Looks like a new print coming on 22nd Nov!

[Deleted]

pics?

[nobokov]

http://instagr.am/p/BMo5C6Wj-7b

Not really crazy about this one. I thought he had released these previously?

[Aza]

Love the frame!

[Fake]

Nov 10, 2016 19:29:21 GMT 1 nobokov said:

http://instagr.am/p/BMo5C6Wj-7b

Not really crazy about this one. I thought he had released these previously?

That where originals in his solo show.

I like them a lot actually! No pre-order this time though...

[grief]

Always liked this and the Gala inspired the most.

[Art Fan 2011]

May be wrong but were they entitled "Still Life" - Not sure how they will look in print form compared to being on canvas, guess we shall see!

[Art Fan 2011]

graffitiprints - Coming 22nd November still life by @martinwhatson 2 editions of 75. All Hand finished and all prints unique. with being such small editions Martin and ourselves have decided to put all online STRICTLY NO PRE ORDERS. 58 x 73.5cm at £295 each! We have moved release site and 5 minute cart should be in place! #martinwhatson #stilllife 1 x 2 coming soon #graffitiprints

[Winks]

I know no pre sales but will there be a GP lottery on here?

[stelio]

Nov 10, 2016 19:58:35 GMT 1 Fake said:

Nov 10, 2016 19:29:21 GMT 1 nobokov said:

http://instagr.am/p/BMo5C6Wj-7b

Not really crazy about this one. I thought he had released these previously?

That where originals in his solo show.

I like them a lot actually! No pre-order this time though...

There is a print version already of this image. The show had 10 of each one with some APs. Size might be different this time?

[jayTown]

Martin's back! And what a lovely wall he's presenting his work on!

Jokes aside. I like it. I like most of his stuff. I just feel like I shouldn't?

[Henry Gale Was Here]

[John The Badgers]

Not everyone's taste from what I gather, but I think this is spot on. Always like his work, had some bits for a couple of years, and still enjoy them. Nice chap as well! 

[oxfordwelshchap]

Yawn...

[seanburke]

Love it but I'm traveling that day, I assume it'll be gone super quick?

[Poster Bob]

Free range will have one on Ebay.

Nov 11, 2016 22:37:15 GMT 1 seanburke said:

Love it but I'm traveling that day, I assume it'll be gone super quick?

[Hairbland]

Whatson's new thread interest down dramatically from 2 years ago.

I'd suggest his 15 minutes has peaked.

Compare him to Ben Eine, who seems to be struggling with what to do next, with cashing in opportunities temporarily (?) replacing new ideas. But the difference between Eine and Whatson, in my opinion, is that Eine in the moment has created some key pieces (mainly his "Missing W Alphabet" work, again imo) that find placement in important group shows that document the movement / history of urban art. I don't expect to see Whatson in those shows.

Really a matter of instant coffee versus french press.

[stelio]

Nov 12, 2016 16:19:08 GMT 1 Hairbland said:

Whatson's new thread interest down dramatically from 2 years ago.

I'd suggest his 15 minutes has peaked.

Compare him to Ben Eine, who seems to be struggling with what to do next, with cashing in opportunities temporarily (?) replacing new ideas. But the difference between Eine and Whatson, in my opinion, is that Eine in the moment has created some key pieces (mainly his "Missing W Alphabet" work, again imo) that find placement in important group shows that document the movement / history of urban art. I don't expect to see Whatson in those shows.

Really a matter of instant coffee versus french press.

Whatsons eBay sales tell a different story and he sells out at any gallery he send art. I'd argue the market for Whatson is stronger than ever. Especially more than Eine...

[yorkie]

Nov 12, 2016 17:18:19 GMT 1 stelio said:

Nov 12, 2016 16:19:08 GMT 1 Hairbland said:

Whatson's new thread interest down dramatically from 2 years ago.

I'd suggest his 15 minutes has peaked.

Compare him to Ben Eine, who seems to be struggling with what to do next, with cashing in opportunities temporarily (?) replacing new ideas. But the difference between Eine and Whatson, in my opinion, is that Eine in the moment has created some key pieces (mainly his "Missing W Alphabet" work, again imo) that find placement in important group shows that document the movement / history of urban art. I don't expect to see Whatson in those shows.

Really a matter of instant coffee versus french press.

Whatsons eBay sales tell a different story and he sells out at any gallery he send art. I'd argue the market for Whatson is stronger than ever. Especially more than Eine...

I don't think there is any point in comparing the two.

Eine in my opinion had his 15 mins of fame ages ago..... quite surprised he hasnt gone to another alphabet to continue the (in my opinion) boring and drab work.

Mr Watson's effort as depicted in the picture above is bold, vibrant and colourful ... I have not made my mind u[ yet if it's one I would like to go for and am struggling to see this on a wall in my house or office but I do like it.

yorkie

[yorkie]

Nov 12, 2016 16:19:08 GMT 1 Hairbland said:

Really a matter of instant coffee versus french press.

Bad bad bad analogy. Firstly French press is not all it's cracked up to be.... that can taste shit if not done right and secondly there is instant coffee out there that taste ok..... 

if if however you said it was 'camp' coffee then that would really be a disparaging remark! That does indeed look, taste and smell horrid.

yorkie

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Nov 12, 2016 18:12:54 GMT 1 yorkie said:

Nov 12, 2016 17:18:19 GMT 1 stelio said:

Whatsons eBay sales tell a different story and he sells out at any gallery he send art. I'd argue the market for Whatson is stronger than ever. Especially more than Eine...

I don't think there is any point in comparing the two.

Eine in my opinion had his 15 mins of fame ages ago..... quite surprised he hasnt gone to another alphabet to continue the (in my opinion) boring and drab work.

Mr Watson's effort as depicted in the picture above is bold, vibrant and colourful ... I have not made my mind u[ yet if it's one I would like to go for and am struggling to see this on a wall in my house or office but I do like it.

yorkie

There's simply no discussion here. And the disrespect to Eine is shocking. Eine is rightly held as one of the founders of the urban art genre and that won't change if he never sells any art again. His walls are all over the world and are both legal and not so legal, and his style is instantly recognisable. Then there's Whatson who dabbles with a bit of photoshop to make a few nice pretty little contrived images for £275 a go.

[yorkie]

Nov 12, 2016 18:25:29 GMT 1 @letisss said:

Nov 12, 2016 18:12:54 GMT 1 yorkie said:

I don't think there is any point in comparing the two.

Eine in my opinion had his 15 mins of fame ages ago..... quite surprised he hasnt gone to another alphabet to continue the (in my opinion) boring and drab work.

Mr Watson's effort as depicted in the picture above is bold, vibrant and colourful ... I have not made my mind u[ yet if it's one I would like to go for and am struggling to see this on a wall in my house or office but I do like it.

yorkie

There's simply no discussion here. And the disrespect to Eine is shocking. Eine is rightly held as one of the founders of the urban art genre and that won't change if he never sells any art again. His walls are all over the world and are both legal and not so legal, and his style is instantly recognisable. Then there's Whatson who dabbles with a bit of photoshop to make a few nice pretty little contrived images for £275 a go.

Beg to differ so there is indeed discussion.

he maybe held by many (not me) for his work.... I just don't like it and yes he has walls everywhere but so what.... 

you maybe right on watson and of course your entitled to your opinion but I like the print.

oh and I don't have one Eine in my house. I don't want one.... you can push the 'been there from the start' argument as long as you want.... doesn't mean it will rock my world.

yorkie

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Nov 12, 2016 18:35:58 GMT 1 yorkie said:

Nov 12, 2016 18:25:29 GMT 1 @letisss said:

There's simply no discussion here. And the disrespect to Eine is shocking. Eine is rightly held as one of the founders of the urban art genre and that won't change if he never sells any art again. His walls are all over the world and are both legal and not so legal, and his style is instantly recognisable. Then there's Whatson who dabbles with a bit of photoshop to make a few nice pretty little contrived images for £275 a go.

Beg to differ so there is indeed discussion.

he maybe held by many (not me) for his work.... I just don't like it and yes he has walls everywhere but so what.... 

you maybe right on watson and of course your entitled to your opinion but I like the print.

oh and I don't have one Eine in my house. I don't want one.... you can push the 'been there from the start' argument as long as you want.... doesn't mean it will rock my world.

yorkie

To say that Eine had had his fifteen minutes of fame misunderstands the fact that he has had sustained global credibility in the scene for more like fifteen years. Try asking your local Graf or urban artist if they've even heard of Whatson. Then try asking the same question if they've heard about the guy that does letters on shutters.

Print sales do not and never will define the relevance of an artist and even if Eine had never released anything commercially, he'd have achieved more in just his London walls alone than Whatson. Who incidentally is a throughly nice guy in real life, and his art is fine. It's just not comparable.

[yorkie]

Nov 12, 2016 19:03:28 GMT 1 @letisss said:

To say that Eine had had his fifteen minutes of fame misunderstands the fact that he has had sustained global credibility in the scene for more like fifteen years. Try asking your local Graf or urban artist if they've even heard of Whatson. Then try asking the same question if they've heard about the guy that does letters on shutters.

Print sales do not and never will define the relevance of an artist and even if Eine had never released anything commercially, he'd have achieved more in just his London walls alone than Whatson. Who incidentally is a throughly nice guy in real life, and his art is fine. It's just not comparable.

No no misunderstanding .... it's a phrase and states that (in my opinion) his fame is past. 

Your focus on whatson is really not that interesting..... my view was that whatson's latest effort is again in my opinion much much better than eine's.

Personally I don't dispute his involvement in the art from an early year, i can see some of his work on walls and appreciate it BUT I would not want it in my house. His last few efforts have been a complete disappointment and I'd like to see him try some new avenues.

subjective is art! And also opinions on art!

yorkie

[shygetshigh83]

Nov 12, 2016 19:03:28 GMT 1 @letisss said:

Nov 12, 2016 18:35:58 GMT 1 yorkie said:

Beg to differ so there is indeed discussion.

he maybe held by many (not me) for his work.... I just don't like it and yes he has walls everywhere but so what.... 

you maybe right on watson and of course your entitled to your opinion but I like the print.

oh and I don't have one Eine in my house. I don't want one.... you can push the 'been there from the start' argument as long as you want.... doesn't mean it will rock my world.

yorkie

To say that Eine had had his fifteen minutes of fame misunderstands the fact that he has had sustained global credibility in the scene for more like fifteen years. Try asking your local Graf or urban artist if they've even heard of Whatson. Then try asking the same question if they've heard about the guy that does letters on shutters.

Print sales do not and never will define the relevance of an artist and even if Eine had never released anything commercially, he'd have achieved more in just his London walls alone than Whatson. Who incidentally is a throughly nice guy in real life, and his art is fine. It's just not comparable.

Agree with you @letisss

It's not a matter if someone willing to hang or not his work on the wall or whatever..

What is objective is objective: Eine fame is reknown worldwide as a precursor of urban modern lettering. I do like some of Whatson works, but feel his art quite boring recently.

[sonmi451]

This is not my favorite image by him, but I really don't get the backlash toward MW. Yes, art preference is subjective, but who couldn't argue that, at the least, that his work isn't amazing eye candy?

[nobokov]

His Dancer main edition is one of my favorite images of all time- maybe the favorite.

I hope that he'll create more pieces with movement without obscuring the faces of his subjects. I know visage-covering is working for Chevrier, but I feel that the beauty is in the facial expressions. I don't understand why he painted an ornate tiger face and then covered it up. I feel that the pieces that work best are the ones in motion like Dancer, Equilibrium, Climber and may some SNIK collabs.

I just didn't care for the background color in this print and I would've liked it better if the vase was more prominent and in better proportion to the flowers. With all those flowers, I'm guessing that vase would just topple over.

[Deleted]

Not if it was glued down

[pingoo]

Whatson's style is a stereotype of "urban art" but it is very effective : his pieces are home friendly and can be hang easily, especially on the Chevrier collab which is well executed.

[disappointed]

Nov 12, 2016 19:03:28 GMT 1 @letisss said:

Nov 12, 2016 18:35:58 GMT 1 yorkie said:

To say that Eine had had his fifteen minutes of fame misunderstands the fact that he has had sustained global credibility in the scene for more like fifteen years. Try asking your local Graf or urban artist if they've even heard of Whatson. Then try asking the same question if they've heard about the guy that does letters on shutters.

Print sales do not and never will define the relevance of an artist and even if Eine had never released anything commercially, he'd have achieved more in just his London walls alone than Whatson. Who incidentally is a throughly nice guy in real life, and his art is fine. It's just not comparable.

They well know him as a writer from well before he starting putting letters on shutters.

But history is not all it's cracked up to be. Look at blek - a very long history, pioneering even, and  with a couple of classic images under his belt but who has, for far too long, been living off a quote and some appallingly uninspired and insipid art.

Whatson, on the other hand, is simply a waste of paint/ink. It's 'urban' art for the IKEA shopper.