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Lily Thai '27
Pinned parts of a traditional Vietnamese dress cut to my measurements. Through deconstruction, functionality and familiarity are lost.
2023
Charcoal and Mixed Media on Salvaged Cotton and Organza
By Lily Thai '27
Growing up in Iran taught me that limitation breed creativity. I tried to embody the same lesson by using alternative printing methods in the darkroom
2016
Black & white photography
Seeing the majestic elephants in Kenya was one of my favorite memories from my trip, and I loved depicting the different textures of the landscape.
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
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
February is a gray month, but these flowers bloomed anyway. Link to Artwork
2024
sublimation print on synthetic blue satin
Video edited from found footage reflecting on the repetition, absurdity, and futility of everyday life. Duration: 05:05
Link to Website
2018
Video Art
Often, I find myself missing the changing of seasons. But if I just look closely, signs of autumn are all around.
2019
Nature Photography
This is a surreal meditation on nature’s comforting power as a sanctuary for people in need of healing.
2022
Pencil on paper
A fun, surreal piece exploring themes related to the modern food industry.
2014
Watercolor on Paper
How does the lover’s gaze interpret and transform the body? What does it mean to paint the beloved intimately yet leave them unidentifiable?
Acrylic on canvas
I wanted to depict the endless possibilities of this world; the one we are so used to taking for granted.
Quotes from an anonymous survey sent out to student dorms are written on prints of photographs of ducks representing Stanford students
Digital photography prints
I painted one piece for each type of binaural beat to test the hypothesis, “distinct beat = distinct effect.” Conclusion? It didn’t really pan out.
2020
Based on the poem Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley, this piece was intended to examine the environmental and cultural cost of the fashion industry.
2015
Mixed Media
(Work in progress) Monstera in grayscale w/ orchre yellow stems
Oil on Canvas
This portrait portrays a friend overlaid and entangled in the swamps of Louisiana near NOLA — her home.
2017
This piece explores duality in behavior: relaxing the tongue can provide a positive experience during kissing, but can prove deadly with sleep apnea. Link to Artwork
Writing
This piece looks into the intersection of queerness and religion in the age of the internet and digital upbringing.
Interactive Digital Work
Lush layers of volanoes, forest fires, tsunamis are interwoven with snarling dogs, invoking chaotic and powerful forces of nature. 30″ x 40″.
Oil paint and thread on canvas
A cat in a Japanese restaurant.
3D computer graphics
I wanted to render a tree during a vibrant morning on The Farm from a design perspective.
Ink Resist