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Katie Han '23
BEAM Stanford-related photos
2019
Digital photographs
By Katie Han '23
Popular Korean and American soda brands represent my Korean-Americanness, and the crushing pressures of assimilation that warps self-perception.
2021
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
This is the moment when the smallest to the biggest invisibilities came to life, and unity in faith and science was apparent.
2016
Wax Pastel on Wood
This piece combines a photograph taken of a mural in Palo Alto with a vintage National Geographic photograph of the same location.
2017
Digital Collage
This painting is an interpretation of Magritte’s surrealist painting “The Mysteries of the Horizon,” replacing the men with an aging ballerina.
2018
Acrylic paint on canvas
I painted a woman who is battered but is pushing herself back up with resiliency. She sends a message of hope to those facing difficulties.
acrylic on wood
My IUD made me bleed for 8 months straight, gave me terrible cramps, and made me depressed. After finally getting it removed, I made art with it.
2023
Oil paint, acrylic paint, and IUD on wood panel
I loved this photograph my mom took on our trip to Kenya, and I wanted to recreate the beautiful designs on the fabric here.
Charcoal
I was inspired by the stillness of this moment, the warm light, and the beautiful shadows created by the trees. This was based on SF Japantown.
2020
gouache on paper
Light fluctuations through stained glass is always beautiful and ethereal at different times of day.
2025
Photograph of the Stanford Memorial Church
My artwork is a sonnet in which two stars reminisce about Earth. Link to Artwork
Poem
This short film was submitted as part of my arts portfolio for my Stanford application
Link to Website
Short Film
I created this piece in order to show a city full of life in contrast to one that is merely an outline.
Acrylic on Paper
The cellphone becomes a monumental, invasive aspect of experiences (especially in nature), yet is so integral in shaping memories.
iPhone photographs, collaged on Photoshop
This piece emerged from a desire to merge figurative and abstract forms. (there are some flaws in the .jpg, if needed I can retake pictures)
2015
Acrylic on Canvas
I catch lightning bugs, flitting moments often overlooked, and bring attention to them, so that they might spark a lightbulb in the minds of others.
MultiMedia(Charcoal and Colored Pencil)
This photo was taken in the McMurty Art Building. I used black paint in photoshop to highlight the lights and computer.
Digital Photograph
This is about alienation and emotional expression as a stone, cold figure looks blankly to a wall of artificial expressions in a room.
Digital 3D Render
This is a surreal meditation on nature’s comforting power as a sanctuary for people in need of healing.
2022
Pencil on paper
In a pre-show photoshoot for my roommate’s student classical Indian dance ensemble, Noopur, she “breaks character” during a pose.
Photograph
This is a portrait of a cat whom I love and cherish.
Oil on canvas