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Laura Anderson '21
Taken while walking in my hometown of Washington, D.C.
2020
Photograph
By Laura Anderson '21
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.
Watercolor on Paper
Episode 1 of an upcoming mystery micro-film series
Link to Website
2022
Short Film
A medium exploration of painting on windows screens.
2018
window screens, oil paint
In a knife fight, two versions of me grapple and wrestle for control, but both end up symmetrically and simultaneously triumphant and defeated.
Oil paint on found wood
A process exploration of dye sublimation to print the iconic “Bliss” wallpaper of the operating system Windows XP onto constructed shutters.
2017
Sculpture: wood, white house paint, printed acrylic sheet, venetian window structure
This piece captures the fleeting, but golden moment of connection between the deer and the viewer. A reminder that beautiful things are fleeting.
2015
Oil on canvas
This is a painting of a memory of a moment of me and my boyfriend in his hot tub, right before he told me he loved me for the first time.
Oil Paint on Canvas
I made this painting with an attempt to capture the vibrant feeling of spring and awakening. It’s a reminder of the beauty and color of life!
2014
Fog drapes over the breathtaking mountain tops and diffuses across the road of Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park, creating a sense of quietude.
2019
Acrylic on Canvas
A piece set on a quiet, sunny afternoon in Northeast Italy. Used a reference.
Colored Pencil on Paper
Oil on Canvas
These monotype prints are based on historical photos of imperial palaces in Beijing, my hometown.
monotype on paper
A cat in a Japanese restaurant.
3D computer graphics
Taken at Felt Lake during one of the field trips of MI 70Q: Photographing Nature, featuring a IntroSem student of the course.
This painting is in honor of Ahina and all the women that spend years wishing for a day at school.
46″ x 32”
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.
2016
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
This piece grapples with the difficulty of forgiveness. Opposing forces compete: luminosity and shadow, serenity and grief, redemption and regression.
Original cover art for the Stanford Daily’s Vol. 257 autumn quarter issue.
Digital Illustration
This self portrait depicts how your initial view of the world glitches, or shatters as different experiences come with growing up.
Colored pencil
The image gradually becomes extremely unrecognizable yet “perfect,” through the use of filters, as determined by the golden ratio of beauty.
2023
Acrylic Paint, Photography, and Photoshop on Cardstock