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Laia Bent '25
This piece is an abstract self-portrait linking the internal self and the body to the collective human consciousness.
2022
3D animation (Blender)
By Laia Bent '25
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light. These photos represent my personal interpretation of Stanford.
2017
Photo
These two paintings were inspired by the feelings of quarantine—isolation, restlessness, and nostalgia.
2020
gouache (two images combined digitally)
This was a fun illustration that I polished up for International Day of the Girl this year (October 11)!
2016
Digital art
Taken while walking in my hometown of Washington, D.C.
Photograph
This is an image of a mushroom found on a trail off Old La Honda Road. I wanted to create a mystical yet comforting feeling surrounding the mushroom.
2018
Photography
A realistic painting of a dog mouth, rendered uncomfortably close to the viewer. 8″ x 10″.
Oil paint on canvas
This work centers on the relationship between the human and the artificial, inspired when I photographed my cousin with a stark, artificial flash.
2023
Oil and Acrylic Paint on Canvas
This self portrait depicts the artist in self reflection. The couple gazes forward, as hidden collaged images loom behind, reminding them of the past.
Acrylic and Collage on Canvas 30 x 40 in
This painting is in honor of Ahina and all the women that spend years wishing for a day at school.
46″ x 32”
Representation of an Asian woman navigating a worldwide pandemic, situated in the centre of racial prejudice, capitalism, & social media connectivity.
Scanned magazine collage, colour pencils, and pen on Sketchbook
Kumari, the living Goddess of Nepal, is not allowed to speak to those who worship her, yet her glowing eyes depict that she has so much to tell us.
Graphite
Taken at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve during one of the field trips of MI 70Q: Photographing Nature.
2019
Warm summer portrait of girl reading.
Link to Website
Photoshop
This drawing was an attempt to capture my feelings about Stanford: an intimidating fortress of possibilities.
Markers on paper
An abstract piece with a collage element, created from splicing a collaborative image. It invokes a sense of depth and the condensation of space.
Oil paint and paper on paper
Taken at Baylands Nature Preserve during one of the field trips of MI 70Q: Photographing Nature, featuring a student and a community member.
A depiction of the Southeast Alaskan landscape, seen from a kayak near the Inian Islands. 25.5″ x 36″
Oil paint on paper
An ongoing series attempting to create an emotive instant through color theory principles
Acrylic on Canvas
Released some restless energy onto paper with this portrait sketch.
Graphite on Paper
Portrait of my friend, a queer black woman, in her room the night of the 2025 election results.
2024