By Candlelight
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Title
By Candlelight
Subject
LibArt 2025
Description
This piece represents how overworking oneself leads to burnout and ends up hurting more in the long run. I wanted to comment on how forced or obsessive productivity can be its own form of self-harm, demonstrating the ease of damage through the wax figure and her alteration due to the lighter's flame.
Creator
Payton Butler
Visual Communications & Advertising double major
Visual Communications & Advertising double major
Date
2025
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Belong to Creator
Format
Acrylic paint on paper
15" X 11"
15" X 11"
Citation
Payton Butler Visual Communications & Advertising double major, “By Candlelight,” KU Libraries Exhibits, accessed July 27, 2025, https://exhibits.lib.ku.edu/items/show/9610.