{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"Calligraffiti Throw-Ups","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/calligraffiti-throw-ups/calligraffiti-throw-up1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-10-18T13:25:10Z","description":"Famous urban artist Niels “Shoe” Meulman will open a new solo-exhibition this week in Los Angeles. The show called “Calligraffiti Throw Ups” features a new series of calligraffiti artworks...","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUrban Art Show\u003c/em\u003e | The upcoming show by \u003cstrong\u003eNiels “Shoe” Meulman\u003c/strong\u003e, who recently \u003ca href=\"/car-tagging-advert/\"\u003epainted a car\u003c/a\u003e in his well-known calligraffiti style, in Los Angeles seems to become rather interesting! It’s called \u003cem\u003e“Calligraffiti Throw Ups”\u003c/em\u003e and features \u003cem\u003e“new series of carbon acrylic on linen canvas works inspired by Shoe’s love for baseball, mayhem and cosmic unconsciousness”\u003c/em\u003e, which in my ears sounds quite spectacular with a lot of splatter effects, drips and of course high-level calligraphy\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShoe is recognized for revolutionizing the art of writing with Calligraffiti, an art form that combines masterful calligraphy skills with the speed and attitude of graffiti. He launched this movement in 2007 with a successful solo exhibition in Amsterdam. Since then, his Calligraffiti pieces, which he signs NSM, have been presented in various international exhibitions. (\u003ca href=\"http://goincase.com/blog/2010/10/15/project-space-presents-calligraffiti-throw-ups/\"\u003epress release\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’m pretty sure, Shoe will give a totally new meaning to the word throw-up\u0026hellip;The exhibition opens October 21st and runs until Nov 21st, 2010 at Project Space Gallery in LA.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1472\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1472\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1472\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/calligraffiti-throw-ups/calligraffiti-throw-up_hu_10316248ea762d82.avif 480w, /calligraffiti-throw-ups/calligraffiti-throw-up_hu_33e2a58062d1fdf.avif 960w, /calligraffiti-throw-ups/calligraffiti-throw-up_hu_bced9e7075247dc7.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/calligraffiti-throw-ups/calligraffiti-throw-up_hu_6500856c415987d8.webp 480w, /calligraffiti-throw-ups/calligraffiti-throw-up_hu_c15440d02ccc84c5.webp 960w, /calligraffiti-throw-ups/calligraffiti-throw-up_hu_429c9a4274a7464f.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/calligraffiti-throw-ups/calligraffiti-throw-up_hu_6452eb2bddc19ae8.jpg\" srcset=\"/calligraffiti-throw-ups/calligraffiti-throw-up_hu_51362c7268435b81.jpg 480w, /calligraffiti-throw-ups/calligraffiti-throw-up_hu_c6555df8538f81ed.jpg 960w, /calligraffiti-throw-ups/calligraffiti-throw-up_hu_6452eb2bddc19ae8.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"815\" alt=\"calligraffiti throw-up\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ecalligraffiti throw-up\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\nVia \u003ca href=\"http://www.curatedmag.com/news/2010/10/15/niels-shoe-meulman-calligraffiti-throw-ups-at-project-space/\"\u003ecuratedmag.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*Urban Art Show* | The upcoming show by **Niels “Shoe” Meulman**, who recently [painted a car](/car-tagging-advert/) in his well-known calligraffiti style, in Los Angeles seems to become rather interesting! It’s called *“Calligraffiti Throw Ups”* and features *“new series of carbon acrylic on linen canvas works inspired by Shoe’s love for baseball, mayhem and cosmic unconsciousness”*, which in my ears sounds quite spectacular with a lot of splatter effects, drips and of course high-level calligraphy...\n\n\u003e Shoe is recognized for revolutionizing the art of writing with Calligraffiti, an art form that combines masterful calligraphy skills with the speed and attitude of graffiti. He launched this movement in 2007 with a successful solo exhibition in Amsterdam. Since then, his Calligraffiti pieces, which he signs NSM, have been presented in various international exhibitions. ([press release](http://goincase.com/blog/2010/10/15/project-space-presents-calligraffiti-throw-ups/))\n\nI’m pretty sure, Shoe will give a totally new meaning to the word throw-up...The exhibition opens October 21st and runs until Nov 21st, 2010 at Project Space Gallery in LA.\n\n![calligraffiti throw-up](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/calligraffiti-throw-ups/calligraffiti-throw-up.jpg\u003e)\n\ncalligraffiti throw-up \nVia [curatedmag.com](http://www.curatedmag.com/news/2010/10/15/niels-shoe-meulman-calligraffiti-throw-ups-at-project-space/).\n","tags":["Calligraphy","Shoe"],"title":"Calligraffiti Throw-Ups","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/calligraffiti-throw-ups/"}