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Helen He '23
Location: East Asia Library
2021
Digital Illustration
By Helen He '23
The feet of my former roommate are greeted by the warm light that streams in through the blinds.
2022
Oil on canvas
I created this piece in order to show a city full of life in contrast to one that is merely an outline.
2016
Acrylic on Paper
A contrast between the cold, grayish tones of the subject and the warmer ones of the koi fish as the two tones mesh following the flow of the fish.
Oil Paint on Canvas
Lush layers of volanoes, forest fires, tsunamis are interwoven with snarling dogs, invoking chaotic and powerful forces of nature. 30″ x 40″.
2018
Oil paint and thread on canvas
This series was taken at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s Butterfly Pavilion.
2019
Series of Photographs
This is an image of a mushroom found on a trail off Old La Honda Road. I wanted to create a mystical yet comforting feeling surrounding the mushroom.
Photography
BEAM Stanford-related photos
Digital photographs
This is a painting of me as a child, my mom, and my grandma at the beach. It symbolizes the treasure that is family and togetherness.
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Girl restrains her tears for, hopefully, the last time.
Photoshop
An observational abstract of seaweed washing onto a beach, brought in by the tide. 24″ x 30″.
Oil paint on canvas
The great horned owl is found at Stanford and throughout the Americas and is named for its distinctive ear tufts.
2023
machine embroidery on cotton fabric
This piece looks into the intersection of queerness and religion in the age of the internet and digital upbringing.
Link to Website
Interactive Digital Work
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light.
Photo with artistic editing
As we were walking through the streets in Rome, my mom noticed the harsh shadows hitting the restaurant in front of us, creating gorgeous colors.
An experiment with my visual synesthesia, which imparts color on 2D shapes. Here I try to create a sense of foreboding and discomfort.
Digital Visual Art
Taken at Felt Lake during one of the field trips of MI 70Q: Photographing Nature, featuring a IntroSem student of the course.
Photograph
A ghostly woman draped in a silk shawl and pearls.
Charcoal
A series of photo edits of everyday moments at Stanford.
2017
Digital Art
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
These are part of an ongoing series of portraits of people I met in passing. They can be displayed together or individually.