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Helen He '23
Whales and dolphins were my favorite animals when I was younger. In this piece, dark shadows contrasted by blue hues highlight that childhood bond.
2018
Adobe Photoshop Illustration
By Helen He '23
History is tied to humanity. There is something heartening about a city that takes pride in its past.
acrylic on canvas
The emotional turmoil of Fall quarter. As students process their new reality, they long for human connection but also feel empty and purposeless.
Link to Website
2021
Photography
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
This piece depicts how TikTok primarily portrays a fetishized version of Asian women, leading to an uncertain digital future of complicated dynamics.
2022
Linoleum Block Print on Paper
This short film was submitted as part of my arts portfolio for my Stanford application
Short Film
Impressions of animal magnetism and the collective unconscious.
2017
Digital Visual Art
A portrait of a good dog.
2020
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Body painting is used to simulate the patient-doctor relationship. Imagery is inspired by anatomy and the model’s bodily experiences.
Body Paint on Skin
This work is based off a creative non-fiction short story I wrote about my childhood relationship with my father.
Oil on Canvas
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″
A love letter to passionate yet high-strung and jaded Generation Z, this series focuses on youth’s struggles to find meaning in today’s online world.
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light. These would represent my personal interpretation of Stanford.
Photo
A faceless woman in a room of South Vietnamese soldiers
Graphite on Paper
2021 — a year of uncertainties, breakthroughs, and hope. The nurse at a vaccination site epitomizes this spirit of perseverance and hope.
A sense of colorful peace
painting on computer
I play hide and seek with the scars from a clumsy childhood that my Korean family always told me to hide.
Metamorphosis explores queerness as a transformation, as more than just a sexual identity. See http://stanfordmint.com/metamorphosis/ for full article
Studio photography
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.
Oil Paint on Canvas
Sky River is a digital reinterpretation of Japanese graphic designer Koichi Sato’s style based on minimalist forms and gradients.
2019
Blender 3D render
Girl restrains her tears for, hopefully, the last time.
Photoshop