escapism, 2023 | phung banh

What is the story behind β€˜Escapism’?

The artwork captures the image of a burned-out artist who gazes longingly at nature, where mushrooms and plants symbolize a pathway to rediscovering creativity. Her world is depicted in shades of gray, reflecting the overwhelming emotions of guilt and frustration that arise from the inability to generate and bring creative ideas to life.

This resonates deeply with my own experiences of enduring extended periods of creative burnout. During those times, I would find myself trapped in a cycle of both feeling burnt out and burdened by guilt, as I pushed myself to create new work solely to maintain an online presence.

In my relentless pursuit of ideas to execute, I inadvertently ignored the exhaustion that permeated my mind. However, this artwork serves as a powerful reminder that true rejuvenation comes from recognizing the importance of self-care and granting oneself permission to pause.


Vietnamese translation:

TΓ‘c phαΊ©m ghi lαΊ‘i hΓ¬nh αΊ£nh mα»‘t nghệ sΔ© kiệt sα»©c nhΓ¬n chαΊ±m chαΊ±m vΓ o thiΓͺn nhiΓͺn mα»™t cΓ‘ch khao khΓ‘t, nΖ‘i nαΊ₯m vΓ  thα»±c vαΊ­t tượng chΖ°ng cho con đường khΓ‘m phΓ‘ lαΊ‘i sα»± sΓ‘ng tαΊ‘o. ThαΊΏ giα»›i cα»§a cΓ΄ αΊ₯y được mΓ΄ tαΊ£ bαΊ±ng nhα»―ng sαΊ―c thΓ‘i xΓ‘m xα»‹t, phαΊ£n Γ‘nh cαΊ£m giΓ‘c tα»™i lα»—i vΓ  thαΊ₯t vọng trΓ n ngαΊ­p do khΓ΄ng thể tαΊ‘o ra vΓ  Δ‘Ζ°a nhα»―ng Γ½ tưởng sΓ‘ng tαΊ‘o vΓ o cuα»™c sα»‘ng.

Điều nΓ y cα»™ng hưởng sΓ’u sαΊ―c vα»›i kinh nghiệm cα»§a chΓ­nh tΓ΄i về việc chα»‹u Δ‘α»±ng thời gian kiệt sα»©c sΓ‘ng tαΊ‘o trong thời gian dΓ i. Trong khoαΊ£ng thời gian Δ‘Γ³, tΓ΄i thαΊ₯t mΓ¬nh bα»‹ mαΊ―c kαΊΉt trong mα»™t vΓ³ng quay cα»§a cαΊ£ cαΊ£m giΓ‘c kiệt sα»©c vΓ  gΓ‘nh nαΊ·ng tα»™i lα»—i, khi tΓ΄i thΓΊc Δ‘αΊ©y bαΊ£n thΓ’n tαΊ‘o ra tΓ‘c phαΊ©m mα»›i chỉ để duy trΓ¬ sα»± hiện diện trα»±c tuyαΊΏn. Trong quΓ‘ trΓ¬nh khΓ΄ng ngα»«ng theo Δ‘uα»•i nhα»―ng Γ½ tưởng để thα»±c hiện, tΓ΄i Δ‘Γ£ vΓ΄ tΓ¬nh bỏ qua sα»± kiệt quệ Δ‘ang trΓ n ngαΊ­p tΓ’m trΓ­ cα»§a mΓ¬nh. Tuy nhiΓͺn, tΓ‘c phαΊ©m nghệ thuαΊ­t nΓ y nhΖ° mα»™t lời nhαΊ―c nhở mαΊ‘nh mαΊ½ rαΊ±ng sα»± trαΊ» hoΓ‘ thα»±c sα»± Δ‘αΊΏn tα»« việc nhαΊ­n ra tαΊ§m quan trọng cα»§a việc chΔƒm sΓ³c bαΊ£n phΓ’n vΓ  cho phΓ©p bαΊ£n thΓ’n tαΊ‘m dα»«ng.

The Sketch

Light Up the Burnout Online Exhibition

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