#wisconsin artist

[hazyhund]

How a Deer is Born ✨🦌

a funky little comic concept me and my friend Icarus came up with after our visit to the deer park in Wisconsin Dells.

[mrkoppa]

17 November 2023 | Der Klubhaus

Printing the blue on the second day of the printing schedule. Here we have the recently posted text block of 14 pt Franklin Gothic Italic typography poetry, if that’s a thing. It’s embarrassing that I’ve had this press for nearly 30 years and this is the first time I have experimented with a color blend or fade across the rollers. Let’s just say it worked. Really well. As in the only surprise was that the results are more beautiful than I had imagined they would be.

Understanding This Book by The Heavy Duty Press, Liberty, Wisconsin

[boppunkgreg]

“Anna’s House”

GMReed, 2024

10”x20”, oil on canvas

[yvonnefoy]

Madison, ink on paper, 11x14, 2024

[thelensofyashunews]

CHICKEN P SHARES NEW PROJECT 4EVALIT 

Fresh off the release of last month’s acclaimed mixtape Hardest N****a Livin’,  Milwaukee rap cornerstone Chicken P has just shared his new project 4EvaLit .The release follows the project’s high-octane lead single, Midwest party anthem “Low Life Rich N****a”, as well as the aforementioned Hardest N****a Livin’ – a triumphant, unflinching life portrait in which Chicken P chronicled his gritty road to success out of the streets of Milwaukee and went on to peak at #10 on the Apple Music Hip-Hop charts. Out now via 10K Projects and Really Rich Empire, 4EvaLit sees Chicken P continuing his hot streak as he scales the ranks of the Midwest’s booming rap scene.   

2023 proved to be a breakout year for Chicken P, with the Milwaukee rapper christening his status as one of the most noteworthy new acts to come out of his home state in recent memory. Chicken P first emerged onto the Milwaukee scene during the 2010s and carved out a name for himself for his raw lyricism and bass-loaded sound with projects like the BussaBrick series (Volume 1 and Volume 2) and 2023’s Aint Lost Shit. The locally-grown, grassroots momentum reached a boiling point in early 2024 following the release of BussaBrick Vol. 3, a string of features with fellow Milwaukee newcomers Certified Trapper and Myaap, as well as his biggest song to date “Venting” (4M+ Streams) — effectively catapulting him into the upper echelon of underground street rap. Chicken P has since caught the eye of Sexxy Red, Peezy, YTB Fatt and Jalen Green while earning co-signs from rap heavyweights like Veeze, Rylo Rodriguez, Skilla Baby, and Babyface Ray — and playing a key role in leading the Milwaukee scene to mainstream success in the process.

[filmcourage]

Every Producer Should Know These 2 Things About Making Movies - Ramon 'Swift' Sloan via FilmCourage.com.

[huariqueje]

Lake Michigan - Hiroshi Ariyama

Japanese , b. 1957 -

Screen print , 8 x 5 in.

[demonic-arts]

Wisconsinite Miku 🧀

[stgroversart]

CHEESEHEAD MIKU 🧀

Wisconsin Miku should exist

[uwmspeccoll]

Milestone Monday

A Date with History

On this day, February 24, 1582, Pope Gregory XIII announced the Gregorian calendar with the papal bull (public decree) Inter gravissimas. The primary reason for this reform was to address the calendar's drift concerning the equinoxes and solstices.

Before the Gregorian calendar, the Julian calendar, introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC, counted a year as 365.25 days, with an extra day added every four years for leap years. However, this calculation was slightly off, leading to a cumulative drift of approximately 11 minutes per year. By the 16th century, the calendar had drifted significantly; the spring equinox had moved from March 21 to around March 11. Pope Gregory XIII decided to implement a reform to realign the calendar with the seasons.

The Gregorian calendar was first implemented in October 1582 in Catholic countries such as Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria, and Poland. The day after October 4, 1582, became October 15, 1582, skipping 10 days to correct the drift. At first, Protestant and Orthodox nations refused to adopt it, unwilling to follow the Pope's direction. This most certainly caused problems and headaches, to be sure! Consequently, crossing a border meant traveling backward and forward on a calendar. Talk about time travel. That’s enough to make Marty McFly’s head spin! 

Others were also slow to join the party. Great Britain and its colonies transitioned in 1752, skipping 11 days (September 2 was succeeded by September 14). Russia did not adopt the calendar until 1918, following the Bolshevik Revolution, which led to the calendar change that year, where January 31 was succeeded by February 14. However, over the following centuries, the Gregorian calendar became the worldwide standard, and today, it is widely used for civil purposes.

The featured images come from:

Wisconsin Artists Calendar published in Milwaukee, WI by Wisconsin Printmakers, 1936.

A Calendar: Twelve Poems by Robert Creeley. It was published in West Branch, Iowa byCoffee House Press, 1984.

Wisconsin Poets' Calendar published in Fairwater, WI by Midwestern Writers' Publishing House, 1983.

The Cynic's Calendar of Revised Wisdom for 1904 by Oliver Herford, Ethel Watts Mumford, and Addison Mizner. It was published in San Francisco by Paul Elder and Company, 1903.

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--Melissa, Special Collections Library Assistant

[nikusagi-art]

Hoppy holidays from all of us at nikusagi~! ❤️

[hoovse-art]

The fearsome Hodag from Inscryption Wisconsin

[mrkoppa]

November 2023 | Der Klubhaus

Klubhaus Fare in the thick of trying to create 18 copies of Understanding This Book before the Oxford Fine Press Book Fair 2023 (9-10 December). Clockwise from top left: sardines, organic kimchee, and avocado dip with organic Triscuit-style crackers; organic cottage cheese, peanut butter, and banana mush; freshly ground peanut butter and Co-Jack cheese on pretzel thins. This is how you stay strong while kicking ass in the studio.

[sylvanitchi]

snapshots of happy memories from my trip to wisco last month!

[clairephoto]

White Christmas

Lake Wingra, Wisconsin

[thelensofyashunews]

J.P. SHARES NEW ALBUM COMING OUT PARTY

Following the success of his viral summer anthem “Bad Bitty” (31M+ Streams), 20-year-old Milwaukee tastemaker J.P. has just shared his highly-anticipated new album Coming Out Party, along with a new video for "Never Make Me Hate You". The LP arrives on the heels of last month's “Come And See” and marks the melodic artist’s first full-length offering since entering the mainstream after emerging onto the scene back in 2022 with bouncy track "Juicey Ahhh" (4.4M Streams). Recent months have seen J.P. garner acclaim with a string of popular singles, including 2023’s Dora the Explorer-sampling “Get Down”, “She Took”, and “PARTY MIX”, which samples Billie Eilish’s 2018 track “when the party’s over”. Known for his loveable, carefree personality as much as for his danceable sing-raps, J.P. is carving out his own niche as a must-watch artist coming out of Milwaukee — all while juggling a student-athlete career as a music major and basketball player at The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point.

Now with all eyes on him for what Billboard says is shaping up to be “the summer of ‘Bad Bitty’”, J.P. is continuing his momentous run with new album Coming Out Party. Hailing from Milwaukee, J.P. was raised by his mother, grandmother, and uncles and has a background in vocal jazz performance, taking inspiration from old-school R&B artists (Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Al Green, and Luther Vandross), classic pop singers (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jackie Wilson, and Ella Fitzgerald), musicals (The Sound of Music and The Wizard of Oz), and the Ethiopian dance Eskista as much as he does Milwaukee rap. Equipped with a unique arsenal of deep-cut influences, J.P. is adding his own distinct flavor to his city’s club-ready movement — and helping put Milwaukee on the map in the process.

About J.P.: 

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