Art of Lisa Wicka

in progress monoprints on plexi... 15"x22"

2012-02-05T08:37:00.000-08:00

Collage - part of recent construct series

2012-01-30T20:05:00.000-08:00

12"x18" collage

ink, wash and charcoal

Ladies that have been waiting...

2011-12-15T10:29:00.000-08:00

Now that this semester is coming to a close, and my students grades have been submitted, it is about time to post some ladies that have been waiting! Here are a few randoms that have been in the works, some still need a bit more photoshop love, documenting these larger ones in particular has been giving me some trouble.

Cut ups

2011-11-24T10:43:00.001-08:00

Here is first completed piece from the figure drawings I have been doing. I am literally cutting them up and creating new figures out of them. I was unaware how many I would actually have to do before these would start to make sense for me...and I am getting close! I am enjoying the spontaneity that is happening, and I am liking the unplanned things that are happening better than what I actually intended. There is something nice to cutting with an blade vs. digitally - there is no going back! It is kind of putting me outside my element and I am having fun with the results.

Exchange VII: Contemporary Prints at Purdue

2011-11-24T10:15:00.001-08:00

Here are some images of Exchange VII, currently up at Patti and Rusty Reuff Gallery at Purdue. This show is a compilation of print exchanges purdue grads and faculty have participated in this past year. Up for another week, so if you are around you should check it out!!!

test shots for upcoming installation

2011-11-18T19:34:00.001-08:00

Test shots for an installation proposal I am working on. This piece fits in a window and allows outsiders to see this distorted silhouette, and invites them to find the one spot where the perspective makes sense proportionally as an anamorphic illusion.

studio shot

2011-11-13T18:02:00.001-08:00

studio shot at purdue!

1 of 3 Monoprints

2011-11-06T17:55:00.000-08:00

29"x41" charcoal, screenprint and acrylic

detail

Above is one of the three of this group of monoprints. Other ones soon to come.

figure studies

2011-11-06T17:16:00.000-08:00

Here are a few drawings in progress. I am playing around with figure studies, chopping them up and making new figures out of them...I am liking where they are headed, but a ways to go.

29"x43" two headed lady in progress - charcoal, screenprint

2011-10-26T10:05:00.000-07:00

After a long night of printing, I am getting closer to completing my next print ( a series of 3 monoprints- 29" x 43") here is a sneak peak! I am really happy with how the drawing/print combination is going, I feel it is adding action that was needed and allowing for some nice unexpected elements as well (4 eyed heads - etc!) I have 2 large scale mounted boards that are next on my list, the smaller of which is 45"x45" - can't wait to see what happens!

Purdue Cancer Culture and Community (CCC) 2011

2011-10-23T16:05:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I participated in a 12 hour Drawathon in Patti and Rusty Gallery (Pao Hall) at Purdue. This Drawathon was done in response to the documentary "More to Live For" by Noah Hutton. Noah Hutton is this year's Cancer Culture and Community artist coming to Purdue this year. His documentary follows the struggle of 3 people with adult Leukemia and the importance of registering in the bone marrow database to help other struggling with Leukemia. Six artists (Christine Wuenschel, Sagan Genesis, Monica Ferrar-Miller, Latoya Hobbs, Alexa Unser and myself) did a response drawing from noon yesterday to midnight inviting visitors to see the progress of our piece. There will be an opening on Nov. 4th 5-7p where the film artist along with Seun Adebiyi, a member of the Olympic Skeleton team will attend. Seun is one of the 3 people covered in the film, and continues to search for a match to help him fight his Leukemia.

Below are some in progress and final images of our Drawathon...

a stop motion film of the progress of the piece will also be on display in the gallery - Show starts tomorrow with reception on Nov. 4th.

Lady Bend

2011-09-17T10:31:00.000-07:00

29"x41" explorations with graphite, acrylic and screen print!

Lady Crunch - 22x30

2011-09-17T09:37:00.000-07:00

Below are 3 variations of a recent print - size 22"x30". Coupling the ideas of layering gesture, drawing, and collage screenprint. I am pretty happy where these pieces are taking me so far and can't wait to see what comes out of them.

20x30 enamel paint/ graphite ladies

2011-09-17T08:57:00.000-07:00

29"x41" screen combined with drawing

2011-09-11T09:25:00.000-07:00

detail - acrylic, graphite and 4 color screenprint

acrylic, graphite and 3 color screenprint

in progress

acrylic graphite and enamel

Above are some new pieces, I am combining some acrylic, graphite, charcoal and screenprint...not sure how I feel about the outcome yet but having fun combining the materials. These are all 29"x 41"

makeSHIFT

2011-08-26T19:23:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone,

I curated a show currently up at the Patti and Rusty Rueff Gallery at Purdue University. Up for one more week! Check out this write up!!

http://www.jconline.com/article/20110826/ENT15/108260302/Take-5-Lisa-Wicka?

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21x30 drawing/print/painting

2011-08-15T21:19:00.000-07:00

trying some combinations prints..starting with a base of drawing and printing on top of that - something I am planning on exploring the next few months.

Enamel/graphite - finally some good pictures

2011-08-09T11:35:00.003-07:00

Finally some good photos of these pieces from last spring! Thanks to Tak Watanabe for taking the time to shoot them for me... Check out his work on facebook here more pics soon to come!

makeSHIFT at Patti and Rusty Reuff Galleries, Purdue University

2011-08-05T06:11:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone,

I am curating a show coming up the 22nd of this month and two of my artists have set up a kickstarter for some travel $$. Check it out and see what their plans are for the show!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1441041545/makeshift

Upcoming OH Brooklyn show

2011-07-27T19:21:00.001-07:00

For any NYC peeps, a friend of mine - artist Melissa Diaz and her organization Open House Brooklyn is having a show this Friday(29th) 7-11pm. OH Brooklyn is a non-profit that holds art and music events in peoples homes across Brooklyn - Below is a link to the event. Also if you are interested in hosting feel free to contact them!

Click here for more details.

Friday nights event will include:

**Featuring Artworks by:
Alex Carpenter: {Video} http://www.youtube.com/transparentmeans
Danny Coeyman: {Drawing} http://www.dannycoeyman.com/
Melissa Diaz: {Drawing, Sculpture}http://melissadiazart.blogspot.com/
Joseph Dolinsky: {Painting} http://josephdolinsky.com/
Matt Harvill: {Painting} www.mharvill.com
Mark Hodson: {Painting} http://gallery.me.com/mjhodson#gallery
Lauraberth Lima:{Photography}http://lefemmeflaneur.com/
Ike Morgan: {Painting, artist from the outsider art documentary, MAKE}
http://makedocumentary.com/
Jake Nelson:{Painting} http://jakenelsonart.com/
Adel Souto: {Spoken Word} http://feastofhateandfear.com/
Daniel Sebastian Villela: {illustration/sculpture}
Lisa Wicka: {Prints} http://www.lisawicka.com/

***Music by:
-M Jam: http://soundcloud.com/m-j-a-m
-Chris Hinckley: http://www.facebook.com/chrishinckleymusic?sk=wall

****DJ Sets by:
-DJ Dizzi, http://www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Diz/149714271768057
-DJ Shortstack
-Cheryl

Fabric Time!!

2011-07-17T08:44:00.000-07:00

I have been planning on doing a collaboration with Nicole Haddad of Lobo Mau in Philadelphia for a while now and officially finished Friday printing on jersey fabric. Nicole is then going to take that fabric and make some killer pieces for her collection. Below are some photos of the fabric and I will post again when the pieces are complete. In the meantime...check out her work here.

21x30" print in progress - Screenprint

2011-07-12T20:02:00.001-07:00

This print is pretty close to done, the figure will be standing on something, but other than that I am pretty happy with how it is turning out so far.

enamel/drawing in progress (orange)

2011-07-12T19:55:00.000-07:00

new drawing I have been working on now that I am back to my studio....along with some other goodies soon to come

sketchbook project

2011-06-26T10:34:00.001-07:00

something I am working on for "The Sketchbook Project"- a traveling sketchbook show that will finally reside in the permanent collection of the Brooklyn Library. Want to do it too? $20 gets you the sketchbook, sign up by Oct 31, 2011 and it is due Jan 31, 2012. Get on it!!

http://www.thesketchbookproject.com

NYC light and sound Workshop with Hooshang Patrovi

2011-05-24T07:31:00.000-07:00

20x30 enamel drawing

2011-05-18T12:51:00.000-07:00

recent 20x30 on mounted masonite. Better pic soon to come

large scale drawing and 20x30 enamel/graphite

2011-04-28T22:11:00.000-07:00

Drawing Experimentations

2011-04-24T11:54:00.000-07:00

20x30 drawing on enamel

large scale drawing on paper in progress

paintings/drawings

2011-04-02T11:20:00.000-07:00

Ive been slacking on the posting

2011-04-02T11:06:00.000-07:00

Some new work going on and just haven't had time to post it. I am getting ready for my 1st year review here at purdue for my mfa so I had to clean up some images!!! So above are some paintings/drawing and some prints!

new prints 22x30

2011-03-16T08:45:00.001-07:00

Come check me out during SGC in st. louis

2011-03-09T13:11:00.000-08:00

22x30 mix n match pieces

2011-03-09T11:15:00.001-08:00

3 of 7 varied

mix n match 4 and 5

2011-02-27T09:55:00.000-08:00

Been busy and didn't have time to post earlier, but here are mix n match 4 and 5 (with variations). I am pretty excited to see how these pieces are evolving...these are all 14"x22" or 22"x14" but I am considering going larger in the near future!

For open sgc exchange in March

2011-02-13T09:13:00.000-08:00

mix n match 3 -

2011-02-05T20:34:00.002-08:00

4 color monoprints along with an edition of 4 ----for a total of 8

VOTE NOW

2011-02-02T08:52:00.001-08:00

click and vote for me before the 4th for part of this art competition - only 2 days left and i just signed up...aggghhh (well, the vote is for the peoples choice part of the contest- there are other things too) but anyway vote and tell your friends

http://www.artistswanted.org/LisaWicka

mix n match 2-varied

2011-01-30T09:29:00.001-08:00

new Collage-esk Screenprints...DONE

2011-01-22T12:40:00.000-08:00

I did a few variations on the color with these pieces

14"x22" on BFK

work in progress....

2011-01-21T21:33:00.001-08:00

Southern Graphics Print Exchange

2011-01-04T13:43:00.000-08:00

3"x5" print for Fresh:a print show....coming up at sgc

piece for print exchange in jan.

2010-12-04T10:51:00.000-08:00

22x30 new pieces

2010-12-04T10:40:00.000-08:00

These are some new pieces. Screenprint, pronto plate, Prisma and acrylic.

2 of 3

2010-11-14T18:24:00.000-08:00

2 of 3 handpainted...starting on the next 3, same environment with a different figure, stay tuned.

umbrella

2010-11-07T10:23:00.000-08:00

in progress, or not....not sure

18x24 newbie

2010-10-31T17:57:00.000-07:00

Variations of a new environment....

Cincinnati Artworks show

2010-10-22T18:46:00.000-07:00

One of two pieces done for this Secret Artworks Show in Cincinatti

Prototype

2010-10-12T06:39:00.000-07:00

Headed to Mid America Print Conference in Minneapolis this week. I will take lots of pics and hopefully learn a thing or two! Here is something that is in this works...this is kind of a proto-type so far. I am excited to see where it goes!

2010-10-09T07:07:00.000-07:00

Some new pieces I am testing...Each one I painted with a different method...which one is your fave?

2010-09-19T08:56:00.000-07:00

A few things I have been working on. The hand colored one has not been editioned yet, but the vanilla one will probably work out to an edition of about 8 or 9.

hand painted print for juried show

Vanilla Cream and Chocolate Wafer Pie

Vanilla cream and Chocolate Wafer Pie

2010-09-16T13:42:00.000-07:00

sneak peek at first print...

Maybe my first grad print to come.....

2010-09-02T13:02:00.000-07:00

A preliminary drawing I am thinking of turning into a print... maybe monoprint some color on that! or screen print, or all of the above!

First doodle in my new studio

2010-08-21T14:23:00.000-07:00

Well, it is official! I'm in my grad school and it starts on monday! Had to break in the studio with a little drawing. Check it out...

the american dream juried show

2010-08-09T14:11:00.000-07:00

this is a piece I am working on for a juried show at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago. Wish me luck! the show is about interpretation of the American Dream

pieces for the show this saturday!

2010-06-16T10:52:00.000-07:00

more Rochelle Fox collab pieces!

2010-05-31T11:39:00.000-07:00

Hey, I know it has been a while since I posted...since my last post I had some work up in Sugar Sweet Sunshine and Demi Salon in queens. I am currently making some collaboration pieces for my friends show "Clarity in Chaos" by Rochelle Fox. This is what I have so far....

Black magic cake

2010-03-21T08:42:00.000-07:00

2010-02-28T14:49:00.000-08:00

blueberry pudding cake

cherry berry pie

2010-02-21T12:44:00.001-08:00

cherry berry pie

Sugar Sweet Sunshine....II

2010-02-09T15:41:00.000-08:00

hello

Just an FYI that I will be having some work up in Sugar Sweet Sunshine. It will be going up April 1st! Sugar Sweet Sunshine is in the lower east side (rivington and essex). Hope you get a chance to stop by and enjoy a cupcake while you are there.

Rainbow Cake

2010-02-06T14:39:00.000-08:00

rainbow cake

Cherry Rubarb Pie

2010-02-06T14:26:00.000-08:00

cherry rhubarb pie

Plum Crumble

2010-01-02T15:06:00.001-08:00

plum crumble

Apple Cheescake - for Postcards from the Edge 2010

2009-12-02T15:39:00.000-08:00

Dark Chocolate Cheesecake - thanks ryan

2009-12-02T13:05:00.000-08:00

ryan parker combo - thanks! ----black and white cookie

2009-11-28T20:37:00.000-08:00

lemon poppy seed cake

2009-11-05T16:24:00.001-08:00

blueberry buckle

2009-11-03T20:17:00.000-08:00

2009-10-02T19:36:00.000-07:00

Brownie

2009-07-27T13:04:00.000-07:00

2009-06-27T21:20:00.000-07:00

2009-06-27T16:42:00.000-07:00

Shaun - its on!

2009-05-01T13:26:00.001-07:00

blackberry cake with icing

2009-03-14T16:15:00.000-07:00

blueberry swirl cheesecake

2009-03-09T19:07:00.001-07:00

Inside-out Strawberry Ice Cream Cake

2009-02-13T15:21:00.000-08:00

something new

2009-02-08T13:49:00.000-08:00

So I am starting something new. I am making 3d paper dresses in my work. On these 3d dresses are cake recipes...this is the first successful one I think.

this one is - White Chocolate Fantasy Cake with Raspberry Filling

-i apologize for the bad pics...they will be replaced with better ones once my camera charges....webcams aren't the best

please let me know what you think...

2008-12-11T17:09:00.000-08:00

2008-12-05T13:57:00.000-08:00

2008-12-05T13:54:00.000-08:00

pancake

2008-11-21T17:26:00.000-08:00

work in progress

2008-11-14T16:56:00.001-08:00

some new chocolates

2008-11-06T20:52:00.000-08:00

Postcard Project

2008-11-06T19:25:00.000-08:00

I am working on my annual postcard "Postcards on the Edge".... basically you do your art on a postcard size piece of paper and donate it for auction to Benefit the VisualAids organization. This is my 3rd year doing it, so I invite others to do it, you have until the first week of december to send it in....This is my piece so far...

Stuff

2008-11-03T10:47:00.000-08:00

Well, my work is down now from the cafe...I had put up some new stuff there when the other pieces sold and did not even have photos of it (genius I know)

So here are some new ones.....

I also acquired some more vintage magazines I am quite excited

about - some goodies to come

It will be a treat 1.2.3

Up Up and Away

2008-10-08T06:42:00.000-07:00

Hello All,

Just a little note that my work is now up at Sugar Sweet Sunshine for the month. It is close to the corner of Rivington and Essex. I am having a little mini party Friday night at 8 if anyone is around. I put up the work last friday and 3 pieces have sold, so it is pretty exciting. They are already in another country and I had to put up new work again yesterday!

I hope all is well and hope you guys can make it at some point to check out my work and get a delicious cupcake!

SOLD!

oh who knows

2008-08-07T15:54:00.001-07:00

Trying something new... this is an attempt to bring the many worlds of lisa together. I am not sure how I feel yet, I think the painting and I need to hang out and see if it is meant to be. Let me know your opinions.

sugar sweet sunshine with sprinkles on top

2008-07-27T15:05:00.001-07:00

To those of you who don't know. In October I will have some work up at a cupcake cafe in the lower east side Sugar Sweet Sunshine. I visited last week and it is a cute little space and I will be able to have about 4 pieces up. I also volunteered to make a small painting of one of their cupcakes. I spoke with the owner while I was there and decided to try the red-velvet cupcake. It was delicious...I took some pictures and decided this is the one I would paint. I highly suggest the place for sweets and hope to see some of you over there when the time comes. Above is the 7"x7" painting "sugar sweet sunshine...with sprinkles on top"

check out their site here

my weblife

2008-07-05T11:27:00.000-07:00

-Well, as most of you know, I seem to have a million places where parts of my artwork is, in addition to the "real" website which was ancient and lately under fake construction (i wasn't working on it, who are we kidding). So I have discovered blogspot! It is pretty easy to keep up to date so I have spent my saturday morning/afternoon uploading mostly EVERYTHING onto this site, I am sure there are a few things missing but it is a whole lot better than before. The pieces are pretty much stuck up there with not a lot of descriptions but from now on, the new updates will be better.....

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-In addition, as most of you know - I am starting a new endeavor, of painting peoples wedding cakes. I have started already building a portfolio at www.lisawickasweets.blogspot.com which can always be accessed on this site as well. Please let me know your opinions and recommend me to anyone you think might be interested. I am now taking a break on those paintings in hopes for commissions :-)

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-I believe what has started all this organization and new beginnings is the fact that I have a studio space to work in for a while...nothing like paying for a space to be a little kick in the butt I guess. It has been pretty productive so far and I hope it continues.

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-If you are new to my work, take a look around, leave some comments and let me know what you think. If you are interested in a studio visit, just contact me by email and we can set something up. Enjoy!

chocolate chocolate

2008-07-05T11:23:00.000-07:00

painting series - narrative

2008-07-05T11:16:00.001-07:00

property of dan albright

painting series 11"x30" acrylic and collage on paper

2008-07-05T11:11:00.001-07:00

other stuff

2008-07-05T10:56:00.001-07:00

collab with author joseph negra

tomato haunting 2

benjamin andrew dees painting

dan albright comission

steve and monica wedding present

periscope trial

beth wedding card

katy wedding card

grandma painting

college prints and etc...

2008-07-05T10:25:00.001-07:00

published in orlando sentinal 2005

...and the beginnings of painting

property of christina gillette

property of david haxton

r.i.p. babyhead

r.i.p.

sculpey friends

2008-07-05T10:08:00.001-07:00

ucf old drawings

2008-07-05T09:50:00.000-07:00

random drawing ucf 2001-2005

-some available for sale-