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May Levin '24
Photo series capturing California’s landscapes and the impacts of human intervention through 35mm film.
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2020
Analog Film
By May Levin '24
Oil on Canvas
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″
This is a painting of me as a child, my mom, and my grandma at the beach. It symbolizes the treasure that is family and togetherness.
2022
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
This drawing is a representation of a fractal called a Julia set, which has been rendered out of plants and other organic elements.
2018
Markers on paper
This piece grapples with the difficulty of forgiveness. Opposing forces compete: luminosity and shadow, serenity and grief, redemption and regression.
Oil on canvas
A collage with the background of a digital re-illustration of Hokusai’s The Great Wave Off Kanagawa to portray our poor disregard and care of Earth.
2019
Digital illustration and collage
I love the idea of a personal brand, especially in 2016.
Color Film
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
This piece is a portrait of a friend that overlays an island near the Philippines that has a deep personal association for her from her time there.
2017
Oil Paint on Canvas
A mother lamb takes gentle care of her newborn.
A love letter to passionate yet high-strung and jaded Generation Z, this series focuses on youth’s struggles to find meaning in today’s online world.
2021
Photography
This is about alienation and emotional expression as a stone, cold figure looks blankly to a wall of artificial expressions in a room.
Digital 3D Render
A three panel survey of a new environment.
Acrylic on Canvas (Three 5ft x 4ft panels) 60 x 144 in
This 3D, interactive piece represents my relationship with my immigrant other due to the shifting pressures of assimilation.
2023
Interactive 3D animation installation
“David” is a 3D bust loosely based on Michelangelo’s piece of the same name. Inspired by the music video of “Money for Nothing” by Dire Straits.
Blender 3D Render
A self portrait done in the style of the Old Masters.
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 piece is a manipulated photograph printed on metal.
Mixed Media on Metal
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light. These photos represent my personal interpretation of Stanford.
Photo
v.c.a – an ongoing project and exploration of visual communication through abstraction
Graphic Design