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Helen He '23
Continuation of After Class Hours.
2020
Digital Illustration
By Helen He '23
I met this young girl at a rural health clinic in Indonesia, where she had just given birth.
2014
Pencil and paper
Taken at Baylands Nature Preserve during one of the field trips of MI 70Q: Photographing Nature, featuring a student and a community member.
2019
Photograph
This is a picture a created from 40 raw pictures I took of the same fruit cup. Compiling all 40 images into one allowed me to show everything in focus
2018
Digital Photograph
Taken at Felt Lake during one of the field trips of MI 70Q: Photographing Nature, featuring a IntroSem student of the course.
This is a painting for children with scars of violence and broken families. The blue hands are suffocating the girl’s strength to speak up.
2016
acrylic on canvas
Inspired by individuality and body empowerment. Work focuses on abstraction of human form and color.
Acrylic on canvas
I painted this painting following the death of my dog. Sourcing imagery from cheap print and Southern nostalgia, Lassie paints a scene of rebirth.
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
Abstract photography with the goal of rendering mundane objects unrecognizable.
Photography
This piece depicts a fictionalized memory of my grandfather, who I only knew through his woven hats and birds passed down through my family.
2023
Oil Paint on Canvas
Originally meant as a study of diffused light in a “nocturne” scene, this piece is a take on portraiture, figures, and landscape in one.
“Oxymoron” defies norms with the bond between a fierce girl warrior and her majestic dragon companion, embodying unity amidst contrast. Link to Artwork
2024
Watercolors and inkpen on mixed media paper
A fantastical city illustrating a water-based transportation system.
Digital painting
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″
Oil paint on canvas
A process exploration of dye sublimation to print the iconic “Bliss” wallpaper of the operating system Windows XP onto constructed shutters.
Sculpture: wood, white house paint, printed acrylic sheet, venetian window structure
I painted a woman who is battered but is pushing herself back up with resiliency. She sends a message of hope to those facing difficulties.
acrylic on wood
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.
Photograph of Athletics
I wanted to render a tree during a vibrant morning on The Farm from a design perspective.
Ink Resist
A series of poems written exclusively with programming keywords. An investigation on language, audience, and dangerous English-centric thinking.
Link to Website
code poems
Taken at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve during one of the field trips of MI 70Q: Photographing Nature.