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Helen He '23
Location: Lathrop 24/7 Study Room
2022
Digital Illustration
By Helen He '23
This piece is a manipulated photograph printed on metal.
2019
Mixed Media on Metal
Taken at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve during one of the field trips of MI 70Q: Photographing Nature.
Photograph
San Francisco at dusk is illuminated by pinpoints of light on the distant hills.
Oil paint on panel
A Joshua Tree, with its grotesque appearance, instantly demands attention.
2018
Photograph of Landscape
Growing up in Iran taught me that limitation breed creativity. I tried to embody the same lesson by using alternative printing methods in the darkroom
2016
Black & white photography
An experiment with my visual synesthesia, which imparts color on 2D shapes. Here I assemble impressions gathered during my time in Chavín de Huántar.
2017
Digital Visual Art
Inspired by Stanford’s Romanesque architecture and towering palm trees, I wanted to capture the university’s vibrant energy and beauty.
v.c.a – an ongoing project and exploration of visual communication through abstraction
Graphic Design
Both works are depictions of traditional Catholic religious figures figured through an assemblage of inanimate objects.
Graphite and watercolor on paper
A fun, surreal piece exploring themes related to the modern food industry.
2014
Watercolor on Paper
2021 — a year of uncertainties, breakthroughs, and hope. The nurse at a vaccination site epitomizes this spirit of perseverance and hope.
2021
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
This piece is a self-portrait that puts emphasis on gaze and light to convey a subject that is emerging from the shadows.
Oil Paint on Canvas
I wanted to render a tree during a vibrant morning on The Farm from a design perspective.
Ink Resist
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
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)
Oil paint on canvas
This work is about rupture and disruption, whether environmental, familial, or linguistic. I wanted to think visually about over-saturation.
2020
India Ink on Paper
These photographs were taken in Aegina, Greece. During ancient times Aegina was a rival of Athens, the great sea power of the era.
Digital Photographs
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light. These represent my personal interpretation of Stanford.
Photo
This is a photo taken in the Main Quad.
Colorful shapes of San Francisco buildings are highlighted by a bright sunny day.