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Helen He '23
Night is when the imagination comes alive.
2020
Digital Illustration
By Helen He '23
These works were primarily crafted from fashion, science, and interior design magazines ranging from the early 90s to present.
2019
Collage, ink pen
This is a surreal meditation on nature’s comforting power as a sanctuary for people in need of healing.
2022
Pencil on paper
This is a photograph taken of me practicing golf! I particularly enjoy the lighting and the visual interplay between the golf ball and the clubface.
2018
Photograph of Athletics
Colorful shapes of San Francisco buildings are highlighted by a bright sunny day.
Oil paint on canvas
This painting is an interpretation of Magritte’s surrealist painting “The Mysteries of the Horizon,” replacing the men with an aging ballerina.
Acrylic paint on canvas
This is a theatrical self portrait. Fractured light plays off a calm, restrained figure, creating tension and a sense of impending violence. 24″ x 30″
inspired by Mondays, morning showers, and an addiction to caffeine.
Digital illustration
Inspired by Stanford’s Romanesque architecture and towering palm trees, I wanted to capture the university’s vibrant energy and beauty.
My mother in her monthly kimchi-making ritual, a food that I learned to take pride in despite being initially ashamed of it.
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
It is difficult for humans to accept their own flaws and imperfections. This is a self-portrait displaying my many different tones and personalities.
2017
Acrylic on Paper
The emotional turmoil of Fall quarter. As students process their new reality, they long for human connection but also feel empty and purposeless.
Link to Website
2021
Photography
Self portrait at the height of COVID and my own extraordinary depression.
This was a fun illustration that I polished up for International Day of the Girl this year (October 11)!
2016
Digital art
The cellphone becomes a monumental, invasive aspect of experiences (especially in nature), yet is so integral in shaping memories.
iPhone photographs, collaged on Photoshop
The Countour of White Sands NP
2023
Photograph
I have a series of three paintings showing scenes from 3 places here in USA which caught my eye.
Watercolor
Taken at Felt Lake during one of the field trips of MI 70Q: Photographing Nature, featuring IntroSem students and Continuing Studies students.
cloudy with a chance of love
This 5-page word-art series explores the way emotion and memory lives in the body through experimentation with colour.
Mixed media (watercolor, charcoal pencils, pencil) on sketch paper
Roses bloom from her cuts.
Photoshop