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Laura Anderson '21
*sixth photograph of Hidden Gems series
2019
Series of Photographs
By Laura Anderson '21
This drawing was an attempt to capture my feelings about Stanford: an intimidating fortress of possibilities.
2018
Markers on paper
A piece set on a quiet, sunny afternoon in Northeast Italy. Used a reference.
Colored Pencil on Paper
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
A sense of colorful peace
painting on computer
I have a series of three paintings showing scenes from 3 places here in USA which caught my eye.
Watercolor
This delves into the detrimental beauty standards that social media apps promote through the use of filters and algorithms (that favors symmetry).
2023
Tempera paint, cloth, alcohol markers on Canvas
Past lovers who couldn’t be together grieve over “what was” and “what could have been”, learning each other’s rhythms tenderly for the first time.
2024
Oil 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
“the pith” follows an adolescent’s struggle to understand their immigrant mother after their move to America.
Link to Website
Flash Fiction and Digital Illustration
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 short film was submitted as part of my arts portfolio for my Stanford application
Short Film
A little boy reaches out to the diver on the other side of the aquarium glass, encapsulated within this innocent moment of hope and harmony.
2020
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
This project was done on a ten-day summer trip to my family’s ranch.
2017
Environmental Photographs
Isolation, fear, and uncertainty are themes that come up more in our lives, seen through nighttime photos taken in the woods.
Photography
An experiment with my visual synesthesia, which imparts color on 2D shapes. Here I try to create a sense of foreboding and discomfort.
2016
Digital Visual Art
Fractured is a piece that depicts the fracturing of self-esteem, reflecting the experience with social media and detrimental beauty standards.
Acrylic Paint, Marker, and Staples on cardstock photo print
This drawing is a representation of a fractal called a Julia set, which has been rendered out of plants and other organic elements.
I made this painting in Iceland as part of my Chappell-Lougee arts project. It is a portrait of a glacier in the glacier lagoon known as Jökulsárlón.
Mixed media (oil paint, charcoal, pastel, grass) on canvas
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light. These would represent my personal interpretation of Stanford.
Photo
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