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Meagan Wu '18
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
By Meagan Wu '18
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
Girl meets whale.
2017
Digital Illustration
Inspired by a trip to explore the nature preserves in Mass Landing, CA, this art showcases two curlew birds looking for food in the shallow waters.
Watercolor and Pencil
A collage made from mind media upon reflection of a quarter of studying the classics in Stanford’s freshman SLE residential program.
2018
Mixed Media/Collage
A little boy reaches out to the diver on the other side of the aquarium glass, encapsulated within this innocent moment of hope and harmony.
2020
Taken while walking in my hometown of Washington, D.C.
Photograph
A depiction of the Southeast Alaskan landscape, seen from a kayak near the Inian Islands. 25.5″ x 36″
Oil paint on paper
This 5-page word-art series explores the way emotion and memory lives in the body through experimentation with colour.
2023
Mixed media (watercolor, charcoal pencils, pencil) on sketch paper
These two paintings were inspired by the feelings of quarantine—isolation, restlessness, and nostalgia.
gouache (two images combined digitally)
I made this painting with an attempt to capture the vibrant feeling of spring and awakening. It’s a reminder of the beauty and color of life!
2014
Knowledge allows the mind to bloom.
2022
An experiment with my visual synesthesia, which imparts color on 2D shapes. Here I assemble impressions gathered during my time in Chavín de Huántar.
Digital Visual Art
Location: Lathrop 24/7 Study Room
A realistic painting of a dog mouth, rendered uncomfortably close to the viewer. 8″ x 10″.
Oil paint on canvas
This drawing shows the harsh lines of a cityscape being consumed by organic forms, suggesting that, try as we might, we cannot overpower nature.
Ink on Paper
I painted this painting following the death of my dog. Sourcing imagery from cheap print and Southern nostalgia, Lassie paints a scene of rebirth.
2019
A commentary on the fifth stage of grief: acceptance.
2021
Acrylic on Canvas
generational echos is an interactive art piece created using Processing, delving into the deeply ingrained cultural values in Vietnamese society.
Interactive Video Installation
A gray tabby cat with timeless, marble-like eyes filled with stories to tell and lessons to share sits near a bush, encapsulating the spirit of Paris.
Colored Pencil
Location: The Claw fountain, White Plaza Part of the virtual 2020 Stanford Gaieties musical scenery.