Martin Whatson “FREE”
Exhibition
RexRomae Gallery
DUBAI, united arab emirates
Free, Martin Whatson’s solo exhibition at RexRomae in Dubai International Financial Centre, looked back over ten years of the artist’s practice. The exhibition ran until 3 December 2020.
Whatson combines restrained, grey-toned stencil figures with expressive colour, marks and calligraphic gestures. The presentation traced this relationship between controlled imagery and spontaneous painting across his work.
The retrospective format allowed viewers to follow the development of a recognisable artistic language across different works. Controlled silhouettes and looser painted interventions provided a thread through the presentation. SAN Projects supported the exhibition in Dubai, bringing Whatson’s studio practice into a gallery context alongside his wider public mural work.
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