White Walls Project Space Presents: Unpire! by Niels 'Shoe' Meulman

White Walls Project Space Presents: Unpire! by internationally known artist, designer and art director Niels 'Shoe' Meulman. The show opens July 6, 2013 from 7-11pm. The exhibition will be on view through August 10, 2013 and is free and open to the public. 

As a tribute to the game, Meulman will create a series of Calligraffiti works titled Unpire! to fill the White Walls Project Space depicting various baseball terms painted with official unpire's brushes.

Unusual tools are standard practice for Meulman, who has used brooms to paint all over the world, from the streets of Singapore to the floor of a boxing ring for Louis Vuitton’s tribute videos to Muhammad Ali.

Using traditional wooden plate brushes, the Dutch artist honors America’s favorite pastime with a sweeping elegance. And what better place to do this than in the World Series - winning San Francisco?

Born in Amsterdam in 1967, Niels ‘Shoe’ Meulman (NSM) is an internationally known artist, designer, and art director. NSM began tagging in 1979 with the moniker ‘Shoe,’ and quickly became a graffiti legend before his passion for lettering lead him to apprentice under the Dutch graphic design master, Anthon Beeke, and to later run his own Design Company. In 2007, NSM revolutionized the art of writing with an exhibition showcasing his fusion of calligraphy and graffiti in a style he fittingly termed ‘Calligraffiti.’ Widely acclaimed, NSM’s designs and artwork are in the permanent collections of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Media Opportunities:

Interview with Niels ‘Shoe’ Meulman

Interview with owner/founder/curator Justin Giarla

High-resolution images available upon request

Event Information:

Unpire!, New Paintings by Niels ‘Shoe’ Meulman

Opening Reception – Saturday, July 6, 7-11 pm

On View Through August 10, 2013

@ White Walls Project Space

886 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94109