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Portrait of a Glass, Empty
Inspired by the strange reflection of an empty glass sitting on a table, this is a piece is about power and powerlessness—control and lack of it.
2020
Acrylic on canvas
By Vrinda Suresh '21
Art Library
This photo was taken in the McMurty Art Building. I used black paint in photoshop to highlight the lights and computer.
2016
Digital Photograph
By Connor Gilmore '21
Time to Spare
I took this photo at the Palo Alto Caltrain station in the fall. I used black ink and a black and white filter to provide an “outside of time” look.
2016
Digital Photograph
By Connor Gilmore '21
Queer Intimacy
These sculptures are abstract representations of my reflections on intimacy as being fluid, not rooted in rigid definitions.
2022
Wood sculpture
By Bryan Defjan '24
“Nothing Gold Can Stay”
This is a painting I did for the Congressional Art Competition. The painting is of my mother’s horse JR on my last ride on him before he died.
2014
Acrylic on canvas 24″x 24″
By Alexis Ivec '21
Pavilion
Rendering of a modern jazz pavilion, referencing the visual skeleton chord structure of jazz compositions.
2018
Digital Rendering
By Akshay Dinakar '19
Divination Is In Our Hands Now
Series of 22 photographs reimagining tarot cards (Rider-Waite deck Major Arcana), to reflect the diversity and complexity of the contemporary world.
2018
Digital Photographs
By Kevin Chappelle '19
Figure 57
This artwork examines the place of genetically modified organisms in modern society and how we view them, blurring the line between item and organism.
2014
fine-tip pen and watercolor on paper
By Noah DeWald '20
Cattle Soul
I made this piece as an exploration of how cows are perceived in different cultures, and society’s relationship to animals as a whole.
2015
Mixed Media
By Noah DeWald '20
X
Art reveals souls in day and night.
A dynamic clash, emotions entwined,
In this vibrant realm, our spirits aligned.
2024
Digital Media – Made with Procreate for Apple iPad
By Lavinia Pedrollo '28
Swimming
A contrast between the cold, grayish tones of the subject and the warmer ones of the koi around her as they mesh together following the fish’s flow.
2021
Oil Paint on Canvas
By Christina Ba '26
Renowned Bodies
This work is a triptych of body parts from several acclaimed works by Renaissance artists. The famous works are reimagined in a modern style.
2018
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
By Susy Manrique '19
Flames
A study on ephemeral hands, and an attempt to capture desperate grasping.
2014
Gesso on card.
By Katherine Yang '20
Childhood Silence
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
By Helena Zhang '22
Spin
Abstract photography with the goal of rendering mundane objects unrecognizable.
2018
Photography
By Noah DeWald '20
Glacier Portrait
I made this painting in Iceland as part of my Chappell-Lougee arts project. It is a portrait of a glacier in the glacier lagoon known as Jökulsárlón.
2016
Mixed media (oil paint, charcoal, pastel, grass) on canvas
By Tyler Dunston '18
The Golden Ratio of Beauty
The image gradually becomes extremely unrecognizable yet “perfect,” through the use of filters, as determined by the golden ratio of beauty.
2023
Acrylic Paint, Photography, and Photoshop on Cardstock
By Rania Zuri '28