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THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHREYER HONORS COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE ALL-DAY HAPPY HOUR ABIGAIL R. BOSLEY SPRING 2015 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a baccalaureate degree in Integrative Arts with honors in Integrative Arts Reviewed and approved* by the following: Shannon Goff Assistant Professor of Art, School of Visual Arts Thesis Supervisor Janet Hartranft Program Coordinator of Integrative Arts, Assistant Professor, School of Visual Arts Honors Adviser * Signatures are on file in the Schreyer Honors College. i ABSTRACT I have always been obsessed with creating art that has the power to make viewers feel a certain emotion. For my thesis, I had an exhibition of my art works that, overall, made viewers feel a great sense of happiness. The show was made up of primarily sculptural work, some large-scale pieces, and many small-scale pieces. Though most of the pieces reflected this mood, some used this happy and cute aesthetic to tell a much darker story. I also included a service portion to the show to help raise money and awareness to the importance of adopting shelter pets. My work deals primarily with animal subjects and I have a strong belief in this cause. I wanted to further my art show by using it as a tool to raise money that I was able to donate to a local animal shelter. For the paper component, I introduce some inspirations that I have had, discuss some of the more powerful pieces I have created, and recount how the exhibition turned out and how the service portion went. All-Day Happy Hour is about celebrating everyone’s story and just enjoying life! Why would you want to be happy for just one hour when you can celebrate all day? ii TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................... v Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 2 Inspiration.................................................................................................... 3 Chapter 3 Explanations of Major Works and Their Themes ....................................... 18 Natural Causes ...................................................................................................... 18 Gutsy ..................................................................................................................... 21 Virtuous Wolves ................................................................................................... 24 Three Dragons ...................................................................................................... 27 Fiesta Animals ...................................................................................................... 30 Sylvie, la Moufette ................................................................................................ 34 Noose Pup ............................................................................................................. 36 Chapter 4 “All-Day Happy Hour” ............................................................................... 39 Reaction to “All-Day Happy Hour” ..................................................................... 49 Service Portion ...................................................................................................... 50 Chapter 5 Final Thoughts............................................................................................. 52 BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................ 53 iii LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 - Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (Lee, Nolte, Raddon, Winters, 2012). ................................. 4 Figure 2 - Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (Lee, Nolte, Raddon, Winters, 2012) .................................. 5 Figure 3 - Snow White's Adventures (Lee, Nolte, Raddon, Winters, 2012) ............................ 6 Figure 4 - Snow White's Adventures (Lee, Nolte, Raddon, Winters, 2012) ............................ 6 Figure 5 - America Sings (Fritz, 2010) .................................................................................... 7 Figure 6 - Splash Mountain ("Splash Mountain,” 2014) ......................................................... 8 Figure 7 - The Haunted Mansion (HBG2, 2012) ..................................................................... 10 Figure 8 - Five Nights at Freddy's (Cawthon, 2014) ................................................................ 11 Figure 9 - Five Nights at Freddy's (Cawthon, 2014) ................................................................ 12 Figure 10 - Five Nights at Freddy's (Cawthon, 2014) .............................................................. 13 Figure 11 - Gamer ("Gamer," 2013) ........................................................................................ 14 Figure 12 - Gamer ("Gamer," 2013) ........................................................................................ 15 Figure 13 - Kitaro of the Graveyard (Mizuki, 2013) ............................................................... 16 Figure 14 - Kitaro anime, called ‘GeGeGe no Kitaro,’ from the 1968 & 2007 adaptations, (“Gegege no Kitaro,” 2015) ............................................................................................. 17 Figure 15 - Kitaro of the Graveyard ("The City of Fish and Kitaro - Sakaiminato Guide for Sightseeing," 2015) .......................................................................................................... 17 Figure 16 - Natural Causes ...................................................................................................... 18 Figure 17 - Natural Causes ...................................................................................................... 19 Figure 18 - Natural Causes ...................................................................................................... 20 Figure 19 - Gutsy ..................................................................................................................... 21 Figure 20 - Gutsy ..................................................................................................................... 23 Figure 21 - Virtuous Wolves .................................................................................................... 24 Figure 22 - Virtuous Wolves (detail of Temperantia) .............................................................. 25 Figure 23 - Three Dragons ....................................................................................................... 27 iv Figure 24 - Three Dragons (details of each dragon) ................................................................ 28 Figure 25 - Fiesta Animal "Gem" ............................................................................................ 29 Figure 26 - Fiesta Animal "Pokey" .......................................................................................... 30 Figure 27 - An Alebrije done by Vito Gil Santiago Hernández (FOFA, 2015) ....................... 31 Figure 28 - Fiesta Animal "Tiger God" (shown in regular light and in black light) ................ 32 Figure 29 - Fiesta Animal "Candy Swampy" ........................................................................... 33 Figure 30 - Sylvie la Moufette ................................................................................................. 34 Figure 31 - Sylvie la Moufette (concept sketch and sketch showing the technique used for the arms)................................................................................................................................. 35 Figure 32 - Noose Pup (shown under a black light)................................................................. 36 Figure 33 - Noose Pup (shown in normal lighting) ................................................................. 37 Figure 34 - The Title Banners that read “Abby Bosley’s All Day Happy Hour, A Senior Honors Thesis Exhibition” ............................................................................................................ 39 Figure 35 - Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Attraction Poster (Handke, Hunt, 2012) ............................ 40 Figure 36 - Poster Design 1 (done in a pixel art style)............................................................. 42 Figure 37 - Poster Designs 2 and 3 .......................................................................................... 43 Figure 38 - Postcard Designs (front and back) ........................................................................ 44 Figure 39 - Cupcakes and Drinks set out for Opening Jamboree ............................................ 45 Figure 40 - Shelf from All Day Happy Hour ........................................................................... 46 Figure 41 - Shelf from All Day Happy Hour ........................................................................... 46 Figure 42 - All Day Happy Hour ............................................................................................. 47 Figure 43 - All Day Happy Hour ............................................................................................. 47 Figure 44 - Five Little Sheep (Spruce, Ivy, Marigold, Clover, and Thistle) and a Painted "Galaxy Deer" Shoulder Blade Sit on Painted Clementine Boxes in All Day Happy Hour .......... 48 Figure 45 - All Day Happy Hour ............................................................................................