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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
A colorful view of buildings and the sky over Florence (Firenze).
2014
Oil Paint on Canvas
Reflective watercolor painting after a trip to Tokyo.
2016
Watercolor
A portrayal of the death of Chaos as depicted in the Zhuangzi, who expired after Shu and Hu bored a new hole into him each day for seven days.
2015
Digital Visual Art
A sculpture paying homage to the queer community and culture. Delicate like a flower, yet distinct like an explosion. Trans bodies at the center.
2021
Wood Sculpture
This piece highlights the importance of community and hope in the midst of a pandemic, despite physical separation from others.
2020
Acrylic on Canvas
Sea Glass is a poem I wrote in high school about fearing going to college. I transformed it into a book with watercolor paintings and text designs.
2023
Art book
This work converts content into physical form. Charlie Chan, played by white actors in yellowface, investigates murders. But who is he really hurting?
Ink and print on wood
This piece depicts how TikTok primarily portrays a fetishized version of Asian women, leading to an uncertain digital future of complicated dynamics.
2022
Linoleum Block Print on Paper
Pair of multimaterial CNC dragonflies (brass, copper, aluminum, steel). The dragonflies explore age and rebirth through corrosion.
2024
Sculpture
This is a surreal meditation on nature’s comforting power as a sanctuary for people in need of healing.
Pencil on paper
Taken while walking in my hometown of Washington, D.C.
Photograph
2021 — a year of uncertainties, breakthroughs, and hope. The nurse at a vaccination site epitomizes this spirit of perseverance and hope.
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
A commentary on the fifth stage of grief: acceptance.
Silhouette of a black woman, breathing her way through.
These pieces draw on the rich beauty of Italy to subvert ideas of what Italian art must be (i.e stuck in the Renaissance).
Pen and Marker
This piece was made the week before quarantine when everything was uncertain and the weight of not knowing what was to come next hung over our heads.
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Boulder & Rope
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
Mount Daly in Snowmass, Colorado
Gouache paint on watercolor paper
With a color palette and thematic melancholy inspired by Picasso’s Blue Period, this intimate vignette chronicles my experience with depression.
Oil on wood panel
It is difficult for humans to accept their own flaws and imperfections. This is a self-portrait displaying my many different tones and personalities.
Acrylic on Paper