Meulman revolutionized the art of writing with calligraffiti, an art form that fuses calligraphy and graffiti. Calligraffiti originator niels shoe meulman had the honors to create the first two prints from the series. Meulman s designs and artwork are in the permanent collections of the stedelijk museum in amsterdam and the san francisco museum of modern art, as well as part of many private collections. Unruly gallery is offering an exclusive package deal with all four books signed by shoe.
This repeating duality makes this book much more than just a collection of the artists best work. Calligraffiti niels shoe meulman hardcover books online. Acrylic, pearlescent paint and pigment on linen, 220 x 240 cm unstretched. Ok, for some of you niels shoe meulman is an artist yet to be discovered. It is about the art of writing and very often uses arabic or japanese characters, sometimes using the western alphabet in eastern style. Shoe is my middle name is the fourth publication by niels shoe meulman and one that expands, amalgamates, solidifies his influences, mistakes, discoveries. Calligraffiti, painter, abstract vandalism and shoe is my middle name unruly gallery is offering an exclusive package deal with all four books signed by shoe. Mizore reyes rated it it was amazing feb 22, about niels shoe meulman. In the graffiti and calligraffiti scene he is a big name. The graphic art of niels shoe meulman by niels shoe.
The exhibition will be on view through august 10, 20 and is free and open to the public. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Page about the art form that merges calligraphy and graffiti and was founded by niels shoe meulman. Calligraffiti, painter, abstract vandalism and shoe is my middle name. Niels shoe meulman unambidextrous shoe print them all. Niels shoe meulman is a contemporary dutch calligrapher, typographer and designer who successfully made the transition from the street to high end design. He revolutionized the art of writing when he initiated the calligraffiti movement, claiming a word is an image and writing is painting being a graffiti pioneer from amsterdam, shoe tagged along with new york counterparts such as dondi white.
Since then, his caligraffiti pieces signed nsm have been shown in various international exhibitions and are part of several museum collections. Showcases the authors creation of calligraffiti, which combines graffiti and calligraphy, through a collection of pieces that he has done for clients and exhibitions. An impressive publication that presents a large selection of typographic works by niels shoe meulman, arranged in a uniquely simplistic manner. This page is about the artistpainter niels shoe meulman. Niels shoe meulman unbeginning amsterdam calligraffiti amsterdam, spui 20 american book center. Shoe s design, typography and calligraffiti works throughout the years have now been neatly documented in the form of a great book. After an apprenticeship with dutch graphic design master anthon beeke, he went on to run his own design company, worked as senior art director for bbdo and worked as a creative director for mtv europe, freelances and specializes in typographic design. Mar 11, 2010 niels meulman is an internationally known artist, graphic designer and art director from amsterdam.
The graphic art of niels shoe meulman 2010, the artist and his coauthor adam eeuwens take his. In the early days of urban painting, he distanced himself from popular colorful graffiti and spent years only using silver and black. Painter is an avalanche of visual poetry and poetic visuals, in which alert readers will find a story about an artist who rejected being called an artist, who ran several design and advertising studios, then invented the new art form calligraffiti and became a globetrotting painter after all. Muelman describes calligraffiti as traditional handwriting with a metropolitan attitude and a way of translating the art of the street to the interior of museums, galleries and. The unearthly paintings is the third solo exhibition of amsterdambased artist niels shoe meulman with white walls, opening on july 12. They both see words as images, says shoe about graffiti writers and medieval scribes in a 20 interview with the bbc. Meulman began tagging under the pseudonym shoe in 1979 and became a graf. Niels shoe meulman shoe is my middle name lebowski publishers, amsterdam 2016. He revolutionized the art of writing with calligraffiti, an art form that fuses calligraphy and graffiti. Pdf download calligraffiti the graphic art of niels shoe. Oct 22, 2016 niels shoe meulman aka shoe born 25 september 1967 is an internationally known visual artist, graffiti writer, graphic designer, art director and graphic designer. Niels shoe meulman born 25 september 1967 is a visual artist, graffiti writer, graphic designer and art director, based in amsterdam, netherlands.
The graphic art of niels shoe meulman 2010, the artist and his coauthor adam eeuwens take his bold venture to a place where street art meets abstract expressionism. Every spread presents two interacting visuals on its opposing pages. After the inaugural exhibition by niels shoe meulman in 2007, calligraffiti has spread throughout the entire. Visit our beautiful books page and find lovely books for kids, photography lovers and more.
The father of calligraffiti is niels shoe meulman, who started to experiment with mixing calligraphy with graffiti. Niels shoe meulman presents calligraffiti 10 years of calligraffiti indeed, a 10year anniversary celebration was in order for shoe, but also for the unruly gallery in amsterdam, of which he is also a part. Meulmans designs and artwork are in the permanent collections of the stedelijk museum in amsterdam and the san francisco museum of modern art, as well as part of many private collections. Apr 02, 2008 watch niels shoe meulman in action preparing his calligraffiti show in amsterdam. He revolutionized the art of writing when he initiated the calligraffiti movement, claiming a word is an image and writing is painting. Being a graffiti pioneer from amsterdam, he worked with american counterparts suc. He is born, raised and based in amsterdam, the netherlands. He launched this movement in 2007 with a successful solo exhibition in amsterdam. The graphic art of niels shoe meulman book online at best prices in india on. The book will also include an essay by adam eeuwens about the artist and the significance of his. Celebrate 10 years of calligraffiti with new prints through unruly.
Calligraffiti books cold krush storegallery street art. Calligraffiti the graphic art of niels shoe meulman is an impressive publication showcases a fine selection of artworks by meulman as he presents for our viewing pleasure a wonderful series of fast phrases and upbeat witticisms in the form of captivating typographic masterpieces. This book is from a private collection, in as new condition. His latest tome extrapolates this reverence for the letterform, an obsessive repetitive family of gestures, now often abstracted, that the artist first stumbled upon as a preteen in the late 1970s. In paris, we talk to calligraffiti founder and artist niels shoe meulman. Buy calligraffiti by niels shoe meulman with free delivery.
His work can be described as classical freehand calligraphy combined with street edge and contemporary design aesthetic. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The dutch artist niels shoe meulman is often incorrectly credited with coining the term in 2007, when he used it as the title of his solo exhibition. Niels shoe meulman is a visual artist, known for his gestural paintings which reveal vivid traces of graffiti and calligraphy. A striking book that offers an overview of his career, showcasing his evolution through a masterful mixture of paintings, murals, poetry, interviews, graphics and insights about his identity as an artist and art itself. Unruly is an online gallery for urban contemporary art. After he coined the term calligraffiti to describe his work in 2007, artist niels shoe meulman amsterdam, 1967 returns to san francisco with a new phrase and eponymous exhibition. Mar 18, 2010 calligraffiti the graphic art of niels shoe meulman is an impressive publication that presents a large selection of typographic works by niels shoe meulman arranged in a uniquely simplistic manner. This is exactly what niels shoe meulman has been doing since his teens, and at the beginning of this century he started combining the two. Unidenticals and reverse paintings niels shoe meulman art. Calligraffiti is a combination of calligraphy and graffiti. Niels shoe meulman is the author of calligraffiti 4.
Apprenticed first as a hoodlum graffiti artist, then as a calligrapher and graphic designer, niels shoe meulman s career has spanned graphic design, art direction, advertising, calligraphy, art and. Niels shoe meulman also known as shoe is an internationally known artist and graphic designer. Meulman began tagging shoe in 1979 and became a graffiti legend by the time he was 18. Painter by niels shoe meulman, adam eeuwens online at alibris. Calligraffiti ten years on, with niels shoe meulman widewalls.
Calligraffiti the graphic art of niels shoe meulman books from. The fairly new art of graffiti and its somewhat rigid rules prompts us to look further back into the history of writing. Artist niels shoe meulman gained international fame as the graffiti artist. Via unruly gallerys webshop, you can buy directly with paypal or credit card.
Alessandro rated it it was amazing may 11, this repeating duality makes this book much more than just a collection of the artists best work. Shoe meulman revolutionized the art of writing with calligraffiti, an art form that fuses calligraphy and graffiti. Whether it be japanese ancient brush characters, arabic pictorial scripts, illuminated mediaeval books or swirly quill writing all calligraphy. Niels shoe meulman uncontrolled substance, 2016 left nothing is unilluminated, 2016 right the process and unearthly piece of technique. Calligraffiti by adam eeuwens, 9783937946214, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. United nude and dutch graffiti artist niels shoe meulman, known for his calligraffiti style where he combines the art of calligraphy and graffiti, have collaborated on this new, sexy and fun shoe. Calligraffiti the graphic art of niels shoe meulman is an impressive publication that presents a large selection of typographic works by niels shoe meulman arranged in a uniquely simplistic manner. In this new collaboration with united nude a shoe was created in which the upper, made of laser cut leather, spells out the words unruly. He revolutionized the art of writing when he initiated the calligraffiti movement, claiming a word is an image and writing is painting being a graffiti pioneer from amsterdam, shoe tagged along with new york counterparts such as dondi white, rammellzee. Calligraffiti ten years on, with niels shoe meulman.
Jan 03, 2012 niels shoe meulman is a graffiti legend from amsterdam who in 2007 launched his movement calligraffiti, and art form that fuses calligraphy and graffiti. Niels shoe meulman is a graffiti legend from amsterdam who in 2007 launched his movement calligraffiti, and art form that fuses calligraphy and graffiti. Niels shoe meulmanshoe is my middle name le grand jeu. The origins of the term, calligraffiti are unclear. Get free shipping on calligraffiti by niels shoe meulman, from. Niels shoe meulman unbeginning amsterdam calligraffiti. The graphic art of niels shoe meulman meulman, niels shoe on. Calligraphy is about the art of writing and can have many forms. Niels shoe meulman he revolutionized the art of writing when he initiated the calligraffiti movement, claiming a word is an image and writing is painting. Being a graffiti pioneer from amsterdam, shoe tagged along with new york counterparts like dondi white, rammellzee and keith haring in the 1980s. Muelman describes calligraffiti as traditional handwriting with a metropolitan attitude and a way of translating the art of the street to the interior of museums, galleries and apartments. Blog calligraffiti book and marker are back in stock. May 15, 2017 making of unidenticals and reverse paintings niels shoe meulman art at galerie droste to be selfaware is to have another version of yourself, a copy, shoe explains. Shoe is my middle name celebrates three decades of art by a legendary graffiti artist, painter, writer, designer and calligrapher.
The new series of typographical paintings are a continuation of the signature style shoe is best known for. Shoe continued this purist approach in his calligraffiti. From graffiti legend in the 1980s, to designer and now artistcreator of calligraffitihis mastery of the brush, quill, etc. After the worldwide success of his first book, calligraffiti. Pdf download calligraffiti the graphic art of niels shoe meulman free ebook calligraffiti the graphic art of niels shoe meulman calligraffiti the graphic art of niels shoe meulman is an impressive publication that presents a large selection of typographic works by niels shoe meulman arranged in a uniquely. Amsterdam, 1967 is an internationally recognized artist, graphic designer, and art director.
Oct 05, 2011 for people interested in the idea of craftsmanship in the 21st century, niels shoe meulman is a dream come true. Oct 20, 2010 this entry was posted in street art, typography and tagged calligraffiti, calligraphy, niels meulman, shoe, typography. Lebowski2016 ever since he picked the graffiti name shoe in 1979, niels meulman has been carving out his own path towards the international art world. This tour includes exhibitions, book signings, live mural painting and lectures in sydney, melbourne, auckland and singapore. Unruly gallery presents the calligraffiti upside down tour featuring dutch artist niels shoe meulman nsm from 20 january to 18 february 2012. Calligraffiti is the combination of calligraphy and graffiti. Calligraffiti the graphic art of niels shoe meulman is an impres.
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