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Leela Mahajan '25
Mount Daly in Snowmass, Colorado
2022
Gouache paint on watercolor paper
By Leela Mahajan '25
Submersion is a painting that experiments with figure in distortion, and blends the organic elements of nature with human form.
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2015
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
These photographs were taken in Aegina, Greece. During ancient times Aegina was a rival of Athens, the great sea power of the era.
2019
Digital Photographs
Series of 22 photographs reimagining tarot cards (Rider-Waite deck Major Arcana), to reflect the diversity and complexity of the contemporary world.
2018
A self portrait done in the style of the Old Masters.
2014
Oil Paint on Canvas
Body painting is used to simulate the patient-doctor relationship. Imagery is inspired by anatomy and the model’s bodily experiences.
2020
Body Paint on Skin
I spent 26 days backpacking through Death Valley. When water is scarce, life harder yet more simple, what matters most becomes evident.
song / soundscape
An ongoing series attempting to create an emotive instant through color theory principles
2017
Acrylic on Canvas
This work was featured at a solo show with New Image Art in West Hollywood. You are welcome to share any of the work on my Instagram (L.SongWu)
2023
Oil paint on canvas
Moving away from home in a new country has given me independence, and also comes with its responsibilities. This piece was an outburst of this feeling Link to Artwork
Poetry
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)
A collage made from mind media upon reflection of a quarter of studying the classics in Stanford’s freshman SLE residential program.
Mixed Media/Collage
At Bay is a student-created web series about the launch of a Stanford startup that goes horribly, horribly wrong.
2016
Still from a web series
This artwork examines the place of genetically modified organisms in modern society and how we view them, blurring the line between item and organism.
fine-tip pen and watercolor on paper
These two small paintings feature a whimsical image that explores feminine sexuality, inspired by the flesh-like quality of oil paint.
oil on cnavs
This drawing for me is meant to capture some of the dynamic processes I have witnesses in the Cosmos.
Watercolor and black ink
These collages were created from material gathered from a variety of found sources—primarily Life, National Geographic, and Time magazines.
Collage & ink pen
This work showcases cultural connection and displacement. The food that should be on your table is now hung on a wall, commemorated but inaccessible.
2024
Monoprints on food wrapping paper, laser cut stencils
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
Girl meets whale.
Digital Illustration
A collage with the background of a digital re-illustration of Hokusai’s The Great Wave Off Kanagawa to portray our poor disregard and care of Earth.
Digital illustration and collage