Research and the Artistic (Im)pulse:
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Research and the Artistic (Im)pulse:
Palm Tree Paradise?
These photos will never be published in a journalistic publication – familiar scenes on campus but different, the other side of palm tree paradise?
2018
Photograph of campus scenes
By Khuyen Le '21
Water City
A fantastical city illustrating a water-based transportation system.
2020
Digital painting
By Catherine Mullings '22
Streebal: Stories of Women and Power (Pre-show photoshoot)
In a pre-show photoshoot for my roommate’s student classical Indian dance ensemble, Noopur, she “breaks character” during a pose.
2016
Photograph
By Robin Willscheidt '19
Untitled
These two small paintings feature a whimsical image that explores feminine sexuality, inspired by the flesh-like quality of oil paint.
2018
oil on cnavs
By Cathy Yang '20
Breaking Point
This piece was made the week before quarantine when everything was uncertain and the weight of not knowing what was to come next hung over our heads.
2020
Boulder & Rope
By Paige Warmington '22
pink pink pink pink pink moon
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″
2018
Oil paint on canvas
By Cairo Mo '20
Main Quad Blues
Original cover art for the Stanford Daily’s Vol. 257 autumn quarter issue.
2019
Digital Illustration
By Helen He '23
Portrait of a Glass, Empty (2020); Barriers (2021)
Two paintings exploring emptiness and isolation, and confronting feelings of lack of control during the early stages of the pandemic.
2021
Acrylic on canvas, some collage from a news story
By Vrinda Suresh '21
Moonrise
This painting is an interpretation of Magritte’s surrealist painting “The Mysteries of the Horizon,” replacing the men with an aging ballerina.
2018
Acrylic paint on canvas
By Nicola Buskirk '22
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis explores queerness as a transformation, as more than just a sexual identity. See http://stanfordmint.com/metamorphosis/ for full article
2018
Studio photography
By Jessica Yeung '21
Self-Portrait Mask
A sketched self-portrait replaced into its photographic context.
2020
Graphite on Paper, Photograph
By Phoebe Kimm '20
Maasai Warriors
I loved this photograph my mom took on our trip to Kenya, and I wanted to recreate the beautiful designs on the fabric here.
2016
Charcoal
By Angela Liu '23
Utopia No. 1
Inspired by the works of Nina Katchadourian, this piece uses materials scavenged from the Stanford campus to explore the definition of “city.”
2018
Paper Maps on Cardboard
By Elias Gálvez-Arango '
Humanity in the operating room
These pictures were taken during a neurosurgery at Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children hospital.
2017
Digital photography
By Soraya Fereydooni '20
Figures in Ochre
These small paintings were quick, gestural sketches that explore the beauty of the feminine form.
2018
Oil on canvas
By Cathy Yang '20
