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Helen He '23
This piece was inspired by the many rooftop cafes and stunning views of the Bosphorus River while I was exploring Istanbul on a summer vacation.
2017
Adobe Photoshop Illustration
By Helen He '23
This self portrait depicts the artist in self reflection. The couple gazes forward, as hidden collaged images loom behind, reminding them of the past.
2018
Acrylic and Collage on Canvas 30 x 40 in
This photo was taken in the McMurty Art Building. I used black paint in photoshop to highlight the lights and computer.
2016
Digital Photograph
This series utilizes seemingly arbitrary visual imagery overlaid onto written stream of consciousness to evoke imaginations of trauma and healing.
2019
Charcoal and Ink on Toned Paper
Inspired by the works of Nina Katchadourian, this piece uses materials scavenged from the Stanford campus to explore the definition of “city.”
Paper Maps on Cardboard
Using alternative black and white photography techniques, I tried to illustrate the poems of the Persian poet and painter Sohrab Sepehri.
Black and White photography
“Oxymoron” defies norms with the bond between a fierce girl warrior and her majestic dragon companion, embodying unity amidst contrast. Link to Artwork
2024
Watercolors and inkpen on mixed media paper
A portrait of a good dog.
2020
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
A self-portrait composed of identity objects: rings from my mother, the teapot on my coffee table, the graphic on my favorite t-shirt, etc.
Digital Collage
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
Not sure if this counts, but I created a Stanford logo made from many smaller photos. I can make another one, from more interesting photos.
This piece explores repetition, but also sense of self (or selves). The title is a quote from Michael Pollan’s “Botany of Desire.”
Vector drawing and photography
A fantastical city illustrating a water-based transportation system.
Digital painting
In “closeted”, a silhouette projected onto a bralette in a closet reimagines the queer closeted experience as a positive one.
Link to Website
2021
Projection Installation
A study on ephemeral hands, and an attempt to capture desperate grasping.
2014
Gesso on card.
I sought to express the conflicting emotions-guilt as well as pleasure-associating with eating cake.
Ink Resist on Paper
I wanted to render a tree during a vibrant morning on The Farm from a design perspective.
Ink Resist
A digital re-imagining of my piece about humanity’s changing relationship with the natural world.
2015
Mixed Media
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
Colorful shapes of San Francisco buildings are highlighted by a bright sunny day.
2022
Oil paint on canvas
The Countour of White Sands NP
2023
Photograph