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Helen He '23
Location: Main Quad
2020
Digital Illustration
By Helen He '23
Mount Daly in Snowmass, Colorado
2022
Gouache paint on watercolor paper
This painting speaks to how beauty lies in impermanence, contrasting eternal mountains and passing mist.
2023
ink on rice paper; poetry
A colorful view of buildings and the sky over Florence (Firenze).
2014
Oil Paint on Canvas
My IUD made me bleed for 8 months straight, gave me terrible cramps, and made me depressed. After finally getting it removed, I made art with it.
Oil paint, acrylic paint, and IUD on wood panel
This is a portrait of a cat whom I love and cherish.
2019
Oil on canvas
Hide my anger behind flowers // my anxiety behind moths // my sadness behind ▓▓▓
2018
Photoshop
Whales and dolphins were my favorite animals when I was younger. In this piece, dark shadows contrasted by blue hues highlight that childhood bond.
Adobe Photoshop Illustration
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
These are part of an ongoing series of portraits of people I met in passing. They can be displayed together or individually.
The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul. –Robert Wyland
Digital Media – Made in Procreate for Apple iPad
A wristwatch lies across a keyboard, the numbers juxtaposing the letters and a soft, glowing gleam reflecting across its surface.
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
A digital re-imagining of my piece about humanity’s changing relationship with the natural world.
2015
Mixed Media
A close-up, multi-colored rendering of Eppendorf tubes illustrates that Lab Life is not as monochromatic as it appears.
Oil paint on Canvas
I wanted to render a tree during a vibrant morning on The Farm from a design perspective.
2016
Ink Resist
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.
Digital Photograph
This is the first of an ongoing watercolor series completed under shelter-in-place, based on photos that friends have sent of their favorite views.
Watercolor
I painted this painting following the death of my dog. Sourcing imagery from cheap print and Southern nostalgia, Lassie paints a scene of rebirth.
My artwork is a sonnet in which two stars reminisce about Earth. Link to Artwork
Poem
Quad is always changing amazingly.
2017
Photo
The feet of my former roommate are greeted by the warm light that streams in through the blinds.