Drunk Art Chat

Steph and Cam discuss a (somewhat) recent controversy sparked by a Tweet made on webcomic artist Nathan Pyle’s Twitter about the march for life and “pro-life” movement in general back in 2017. It raised some questions and concerns amongst progressive fans about whether or not this creator is anti-abortion. Cam and Steph talk about how it seems that he has left it up to interpretation with a half-baked answer following the backlash. 

Also, this episode has a handful of those infamous poOoOoOlarizing opinions, so…be warned.

In this episode Cam and Steph ask the question: can a company own a color? They talk about “Tiffany Blue” and the ways it’s associated with Tiffany and Co. as well as other uses of this concept. Cam also re-writes a little bit of Tiffany’s cover “I Think We’re Alone Now”.  

You may have heard about “SpaghettiO Girl” before, but if not, Steph and Cam would like to tell you a bit about her in this episode and give you some of their thoughts on her notorious, once-viral performance piece: “Interior Semiotics”. It involves SpaghettiO’s, a pair of scissors, students at SAIC…and, well, you might be able to fill in the rest. Beyond this, they also talk about some work by the well-known performance artist, Marina Ambramović, and why her pieces seem to have more impact than other performance works out there.

Steph and Cam talk about their experience and give a bit of a shout-out to a local non-profit called Project Onward. Plus, they share a bit about why Autism Speaks is maybe not the best organization to send your money to at this time. Or, possibly, any time. 

Cam and Steph recently found out about a play called All In A Row that went up in the UK last month. The play sounds to have been, uh, Extremely Bad…however, not everyone thought so. Which is to say, there were people who think it’s totally chill to portray autistic kids as ugly gray puppets and make reference to them being animals…? HUH. Well, Stephanie and Cam have a few thoughts on the, um, choices that were made to bring this play together.

Cam and Steph hope you enjoy this TOTALLY NORMAL EPISODE OF DRUNK ART CHAT!! NOT AN APRIL FOOL’S DAY RELEASE AT ALL!

Steph and Cam talk about some of Frida Kahlo’s works which put her health issues in the main focus. They discuss the way that Kahlo has been used as a symbol for White Feminists (TM) that partake in what is known as “Fridamania”. 

In this episode, they look at the following works: Without Hope, Self-Portrait with the Portrait of Doctor Farill, and The Broken Column.

Do the political works of contemporary painter Jon McNaughton have similarities to those of Thomas Benton Hart? And is McNaughton’s work straight up propaganda? Or does all his work basically say: stop being mean to Dahnowd Twump! He’s twying to make America GREAT by ruining the lives of millions of Americans and putting babies in cages and stuff! Will the artist and his dear subject will make it through these hard and trying times? Steph and Cam talk about this in regards to one of McNaughton’s recent paintings, "National Emergency". 

Steph sent Cam an article about an artist in France whose show was recently pulled due to accusations of plagiarism. When critics said, “Gee, this dude’s work sure looks a lot like Jean-Michel Basquiat’s stuff.” (but in French), Verda claimed to not even know who Basquiat was. Cam and Stephanie dig into this claim on this episode, and…spoiler alert…they’re not buying it.

Just a note going forward! Steph and Cam are going to start releasing episodes on Sunday and they’re gonna shoot for shorter, more digestible episodes, too! Hopefully y’all enjoy them!

In this one, Steph and Cam are talking about Webcomics and how and why they seem to resonate with millennials. Their relatability, their instant messages, and share-ability are just some of the things that make these works huge hits with our humble group of debt-ridden peers.  

In honor of Black History Month, Steph and Cam wanted to talk about some of the life and works of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Tune in as they discuss their thoughts on 3 of his works: The Irony of the Negro Policeman, Untitled (1982), and Riding With Death. And since Andy Warhol was in Basquiat’s life, they also get side-tracked and talk a bit his most recent re-surfacing in a Burger King ad. Are they impressed with it? Ehhh. Do they really enjoy Basquiat’s work? YEEEAH! Yep, even Stephanie enjoys the wild lines and bold colors. It’s too hard not to.

Liquitex recently came out with a new line of acrylic gouache paints, so obviously, Steph and Cam wanted to get their hands dirty with those. If you’re curious about these paints and want an honest take about what to expect with these, give this episode a listen—ESPECIALLY, if you’re a frequent user of gouache! For a bit of a visual guide, jump on our Instagram (@drunkartchat) to see the samples of stuff we made using these paints on different surfaces.

Steph and Cam have returned! Cam got these new lapel mics and it turns out…they’re, uh…NOT GREAT. So, apologies for the poor audio quality! They’ll go back to their old, much better-sounding mics next time—promise!

In this episode, Steph and Cam discuss resolutions, both personal and for the podcast, what went down on the several-week-long break and bid a fond farewell to fake commercials. At least…for now. After the break, they dig into just why it is Steph has a distaste for Jackson Pollock. Also, Cam reveals there’s an artist's work they’re not so fond of either. Who could it be? WHO KNOWS?! Guess you’ll just have to listen to find out!