It Was Supposed to Be Fun

dc.contributor.advisorWixted, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorHavel, Lauren
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-31T16:33:08Z
dc.date.available2020-08-31T16:33:08Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.descriptionThesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Fine Arts degree in the School of Art and Design at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.en_US
dc.description.abstractA girl on her knees is puking in an alley; her friend holds her hair. A disk jockey is blasting sick beats unaware of the chaos that ensues on the dance floor. A lone soul basked in solitude by light from a motel pool. A group of women, surrounded by a plume of smoke, sit and talk while shot glasses and limes are scattered on the table. Three weathered small-town kids sit under the glow of a neon moon. In the early morning light a trash can holds a bouquet of flowers, wilted and unwanted. These are the narratives I collect and choose to translate into paintings. I’m not looking to explore bar culture but rather I am investigating narratives of people seeking emotional release. These narratives tend to take place in public and noisy atmospheres but often convey emotions of loneliness, anxiety or chaos. In this body of work, I am painting what I know through observation, photography and memory. While using a process that utilizes washy paint floating on smooth surface, I paint figures in vulnerable states to deal with ideas of solitude, stimulation and interpersonal connection. I’m painting what happens when constraint is left at the door and inhibition is able to run wild and free. I paint the party, the sloppy after math, and the mundane events that happen in between. I paint the loneliness that is somehow still present in a crowded room. I paint the moments that were supposed to be fun.en_US
dc.format.extent21 pagesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10829/24147
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofScholes Libraryen_US
dc.rightsThe author has granted Alfred University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other rights.en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://libraries.alfred.edu/AURA/termsofuseen_US
dc.subjectMFA thesisen_US
dc.subjectAlfred-Dusseldorf Paintingen_US
dc.subjectmemoryen_US
dc.titleIt Was Supposed to Be Funen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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