Bad at Sports Episode 974: Mari Eastman

What makes a painting worth saving? What happens when the image in your head refuses to become the image on your panel? And why does everybody want another fox? This week on Bad at Sports, Duncan MacKenzie, Brian Andrews, and Ryan Peter Miller welcome Chicago painter Mari Eastman for a conversation recorded at Spudnik Press during its Riso Print Fest. Eastman takes us through the pleasures and frustrations of painting, from translating a beloved fox into a woodblock print to rescuing abandoned paintings with techniques borrowed from Bob Ross. They explore fashion photography, the Chicago figurative painting scene, the peculiar intimacy of appropriated images, and the elusive point where faithful representation can lose the feeling that made an image irresistible in the first place. Name Drops: Mari Eastman - bombonprojects.com Ben Butler - benbutlerart.com Shannon Stratton - shannonraestratton.com Edvard Munch - nga.gov Kerry James Marshall - nga.gov Paul McCarthy - hauserwirth.com Tyson Reeder - canadanewyork.com Carl Baratta - carlbaratta.com Bob Ross - bobross.com Rebecca Morris - bortolamigallery.com Richard Estes - nga.gov Karen Kilimnik - metmuseum.org Richard Prince - gagosian.com Elizabeth Peyton - gagosian.com Margaux Williamson - bradleyertaskiran.com Leanne Shapton - leanneshapton.com School of the Art Institute of Chicago - saic.edu Spudnik Press - spudnikpress.org Process/Process - process-process.com Bombon Projects - bombonprojects.com