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Helen Liu '20
Taken in Alberta, Canada. My hope is not to showcase landscapes but to acknowledge that Earth’s beauty surrounds us.
2017
Photograph
By Helen Liu '20
Girl meets whale.
Digital Illustration
BEAM Stanford-related photos
2019
Digital photographs
A coloring pages for people to color and de-stress:) These pages are part of my project Coloring to Cope for the COVID-19 art grant.
2022
Digital
An ongoing series attempting to create an emotive instant through color theory principles
Acrylic on Canvas
Location: The Claw fountain, White Plaza Part of the virtual 2020 Stanford Gaieties musical scenery.
2020
A piece set on a quiet, sunny afternoon in Northeast Italy. Used a reference.
2018
Colored Pencil on Paper
A projection of water drapes over a foot, the painting interweaves the physical and digital sensation.
Link to Website
2016
Oil on canvas
The piece is inspired geometric subdivision, tessellations and fractals, fusing representations from Chinese, Japanese, and Japanese symbolisms.
Laser Cut Birchwood
Experimentation with natural forms and light.
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 drawing was an attempt to capture my feelings about Stanford: an intimidating fortress of possibilities.
Markers on paper
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
The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul. –Robert Wyland
2023
Digital Media – Made in Procreate for Apple iPad
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.
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
My piece comments on the movement of youth in Mexico towards narco culture and the dire implications it has for more traditional aspects the culture.
An ode to a few of many meaningful moments shared with friends over a cafe drink – Coffee at Peet’s, Chai by Meyer Green, and Matcha over Zoom.
Gouache on Paper
India to America. When the kids go to school everyday, they can see our own school, and not feel so far, despite being halfway around the world.
Enamel Paint
This is an image of a mushroom found on a trail off Old La Honda Road. I wanted to create a mystical yet comforting feeling surrounding the mushroom.
Photography
Roses bloom from her cuts.
Photoshop
Location: Main Quad