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Sophia Lu '19
Serenity from within results from letting go.
2014
Watercolor
By Sophia Lu '19
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
This piece highlights the importance of community and hope in the midst of a pandemic, despite physical separation from others.
2020
Acrylic on Canvas
BEAM Stanford-related photos
2019
Digital photographs
Isolation, fear, and uncertainty are themes that come up more in our lives, seen through nighttime photos taken in the woods.
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Photography
Colorful shapes of San Francisco buildings are highlighted by a bright sunny day.
2022
Oil paint on canvas
These pieces draw on the rich beauty of Italy to subvert ideas of what Italian art must be (i.e stuck in the Renaissance).
Pen and Marker
This photo was taken in the McMurty Art Building. I used black paint in photoshop to highlight the lights and computer.
2016
Digital Photograph
Inspired by a trip to explore the nature preserves in Mass Landing, CA, this art showcases two curlew birds looking for food in the shallow waters.
Watercolor and Pencil
Original cover art for the Stanford Daily’s Vol. 257 autumn quarter issue.
Digital Illustration
I met this young girl at a rural health clinic in Indonesia, where she had just given birth.
Pencil and paper
Experimentation with natural forms and light.
2018
Photograph
I spent 26 days backpacking through Death Valley. When water is scarce, life harder yet more simple, what matters most becomes evident.
song / soundscape
This song is a unique take on John Coltrane’s ‘Impressions’ in terms of instrumentation, style, and genre.
Guitar recording with electronic drums and synths
This short film was submitted as part of my arts portfolio for my Stanford application
2021
Short Film
Reflective watercolor painting after a trip to Tokyo.
These photos will never be published in a journalistic publication – familiar scenes on campus but different, the other side of palm tree paradise?
Photograph of campus scenes
The tradition of monuments uplifts cishet white men through idealized, bodily depictions of men, but queerness transcends the restrictions of the body
Acrylic paint on canvas
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
Black & white photography
I wanted to depict the endless possibilities of this world; the one we are so used to taking for granted.
Acrylic on canvas
A cat in a Japanese restaurant.
3D computer graphics