Weekly Inspiration ✨
Artist: Martí Sawe
Martí Sawe (Barcelona 1986) has forged a prolific and persistent career in the world of graffiti since 2001. His name has become a reference in this subculture, leaving its mark in numerous exhibitions and on walls around the world. After graduating from the illustration course at La Massana in 2006, he worked in that field until 2014, when he co-founded the Manson audiovisual studio, dedicating himself entirely to animation. However, in 2018, he decides to focus on his artistic career after his first solo exhibition in New York. Mainly focussing on painting, his work is a constant tension between control and the lack of control. Virtuous details coexist with scribbles, flat colors with accidental textures, figuration with disfigurement. This dichotomy leads to confusing but sincere images that reflect his context and professional path. His proposal, rich in pictorial languages, color, rhythm and open messages, converges in a visual noise resulting from the globalization and information overload of our times.
After more than 15 years immersed in illustration and animation projects, where concise drawings and straight messages prevail, I felt the need to create images in a completely different way. Escaping from logic, I prioritize playing and experimenting with aesthetics through the superposition of figurative elements. I deform, cover, break and repeat until I enter abstract territory. Iconic or own cartoons, plastic bootlegs toys, WhatsApp stickers, etc. Any analog or digital detail that I collect on a daily basis is a good excuse to start a conversation with the canvas. The concern of not knowing how the game will end becomes my goal.
