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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
A process exploration of dye sublimation to print the iconic “Bliss” wallpaper of the operating system Windows XP onto constructed shutters.
Sculpture: wood, white house paint, printed acrylic sheet, venetian window structure
A mixed-media interactive piece installed at Stanford’s annual “Frost Festival”. The piece embodies Stanford’s goals of inclusion and diversity.
Link to Website
2018
Acrylic, Spray Paint, Vinyl, Sticker on Canvas
This piece is an abstract self-portrait linking the internal self and the body to the collective human consciousness.
2022
3D animation (Blender)
Western media creates unrealistic expectations of perfection in avocados. In this painting, I seek to challenge and redefine avocado beauty standards.
2016
Oil on canvas
Portrait of my friend, a queer black woman, in her room the night of the 2025 election results.
2024
Acrylic 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
The Andromeda constellation re-imagined, through drawing, through burning holes in paper; how do we impose humanity upon the stars?
Charcoal on paper; flame on tracing paper
Reflective watercolor painting after a trip to Tokyo.
Watercolor
Two paintings exploring emptiness and isolation, and confronting feelings of lack of control during the early stages of the pandemic.
2021
Acrylic on canvas, some collage from a news story
I painted a face digitally, and I like frames, angels, and rocket ships.
2020
Digital Art
I drew some random kid I found on a Youtube thumbnail. I think it was an Omeleto video.
2019
Colored Pencil on Paper, Digital
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light. These photos represent my personal interpretation of Stanford.
Photo
Taken at Felt Lake during one of the field trips of MI 70Q: Photographing Nature, featuring IntroSem students and Continuing Studies students.
This is a self portrait examining the complex nature of identity through both realistic forms and abstract shapes.
It’s a shame if you did not get around time to see Hoover Tower in different lights.
This series was taken at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s Butterfly Pavilion.
Series of Photographs
Inspired by Stanford’s Romanesque architecture and towering palm trees, I wanted to capture the university’s vibrant energy and beauty.
Digital Illustration
A portrait of a good dog who has traveled a very long way.
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
This piece is a manifestation of the growth and maturity, both physically and mentally, found in adolescence. It mimics the flowering of youth.
Photograph of a physical collage (paper, printed image)