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Jianna So '22
In “closeted”, a silhouette projected onto a bralette in a closet reimagines the queer closeted experience as a positive one.
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2021
Projection Installation
By Jianna So '22
Abstract portrait that transcends the restrictions of the body and provides the opportunity for anyone of any background to identify with the piece.
2022
Acrylic Paint on Wood
Location: East Asia Library
Digital Illustration
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
every part of this earth is a surrogate for the people that helped create iteach building reflects the community that built it
2018
Acrylic on Canvas
Mice own your belongings at night.
2016
Charcoal Pencil on Paper
A fantastical city illustrating a water-based transportation system.
2020
Digital painting
I spent 26 days backpacking through Death Valley. When water is scarce, life harder yet more simple, what matters most becomes evident.
song / soundscape
A woman in dark clothing sits on the graffitied ruins of Sutro Baths, staring into the soft, ethereal waves illuminated by warm sunlight.
Oil paint on canvas
You have pomegranate trees in your backyard, well so do I. Your family can’t afford to live in the Bay Area, well neither can mine…You’re just like me
2024
Oil on canvas
With a color palette and thematic melancholy inspired by Picasso’s Blue Period, this intimate vignette chronicles my experience with depression.
2023
Oil on wood panel
This is a “still life” of the fish market at my local Chinese grocery store. It is a wet, slimy, strange, intimidating, and magnificent place.
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light. These photos represent my personal interpretation of Stanford.
Photo
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
Western media creates unrealistic expectations of perfection in avocados. In this painting, I seek to challenge and redefine avocado beauty standards.
This series was taken at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s Butterfly Pavilion.
2019
Series of Photographs
These photographs were taken in Aegina, Greece. During ancient times Aegina was a rival of Athens, the great sea power of the era.
Digital Photographs
This piece is an abstract self-portrait linking the internal self and the body to the collective human consciousness.
3D animation (Blender)
My mom took a great photo of these skulls hanging on a tree during my trip to Kenya with my family, and wanted to recreate the image in a painting.
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Both works are depictions of traditional Catholic religious figures figured through an assemblage of inanimate objects.
Graphite and watercolor on paper
The feet of my former roommate are greeted by the warm light that streams in through the blinds.