The events that engage the community feature live painting, a speaker program, walking tours, a pub fight/debate, and children’s art programming. (photo © Martha Cooper)Ī franchising, of sorts, of the original Norwegian Nuart festival and its originators, this offshoot festival was so successful that year that city officials here funded another few editions. With a theme of reconnection, the new iteration of the festival last month brought fresh murals to city walls, perhaps revitalizing people’s connection to the built environment in a new way. The locals and our hosts made certain that we had all we needed to do our job and to enjoy the festival, the city, and of course its people. We had a blast, and in the process fell in love with this city made of granite. We’ve also recently caught up with other Nuart Aberdeen artists Mohamed L’Ghacham and Jofre Oliveras.We were fortunate to have been invited to participate in the very first edition of Nuart Aberdeen back in the quaint days of 2017. He’s also looking forward to travelling to Japan in August to “work on a new show” – you can follow Martin on Instagram to keep up to date with the talented artist’s plans. Martin Whatson adding finishing touches to his Nuart Aberdeen 2022 mural. While he didn’t have a chance to explore Aberdeen the last time he visited Scotland, Martin was thrilled the Nuart Aberdeen team took the time yesterday (Wednesday June 8) to show him all the other murals which were created over the years.Īnd he’s hoping to see more historical sites once he finishes working on his 2022 mural. “I wanted to do something that reflects the city and the history of the town.”Īberdeen’s famous granite isn’t its usual grey colour in Martin’s painting – he wanted it to represent the pop of colour Aberdonians and local businesses bring to the otherwise grey city. “It’s inspired by the quarry workers from the quarry outside Aberdeen,” said Martin. And this time, he decided to take inspiration from the Granite City itself. Martin told the P&J he was thrilled to be invited back to “put a mark on the city” again. Martin Whatson’s Nuart Aberdeen mural inspired by the city “When you paint outside, you have weather, wind, things get demolished… it’s a natural thing (to happen when) painting on the street.” Martin Whatson’s 2017 mural which was demolished. “It happens from time to time,” said Martin who was aware his mural was going to be demolished.
The shop moved to new premises on Great Northern Road and the building was demolished in early 2021 as part of Aberdeen City Council’s ambitious Queen Street regeneration project which will see more than 300 homes built around the spot. He was invited to embellish McKay’s shoe and outdoor wear shop on Queen Street five years ago. Martin painted a mural of a golfer when the event came to the city for the first time in 2017. Popular Norwegian street and stencil artist Martin Whatson has returned to the north-east to once again take part in Nuart Aberdeen – five years after he created one of the festival’s first murals. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver.
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