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Helen He '23
Location: The Claw fountain, White Plaza Part of the virtual 2020 Stanford Gaieties musical scenery.
2020
Digital Illustration
By Helen He '23
This work is based off of a found photo archive of World War I era battle photographs. It is from a series that investigates the role of the soldier.
2016
Acrylic, charcoal, and india ink on paper
A mother lamb takes gentle care of her newborn.
2019
Oil Paint on Canvas
*sixth photograph of Hidden Gems series
Series of Photographs
Machines roar and metal parts clang away in the background in this artwork as an enormous robot is constructed before the eyes of a young spectator.
Adobe Photoshop Illustration
These are part of an ongoing series of portraits of people I met in passing. They can be displayed together or individually.
2018
Oil on canvas
I was inspired by the stillness of this moment, the warm light, and the beautiful shadows created by the trees. This was based on SF Japantown.
gouache on paper
This project was done on a ten-day summer trip to my family’s ranch.
Link to Website
2017
Environmental Photographs
Stillness, the relationship between Venice’s constant landscape and its moving parts, environments of order that have witnessed extravagant change
acrylic on canvas
This is a study of Auguste Rodin’s “Bust of St. John the Baptist,” in an attempt to capture the densely textured look of the original.
Charcoal, white chalk on toned paper
This painting was an exercise to try and use simple, yet bold brushstrokes to capture the essence of the moment.
Oil paint on canvas
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light.
Photo with artistic editing
every part of this earth is a surrogate for the people that helped create iteach building reflects the community that built it
Acrylic on Canvas
A surreal portrayal of the cost of modern designer fashion culture.
2015
Scratchboard
Popular Korean and American soda brands represent my Korean-Americanness, and the crushing pressures of assimilation that warps self-perception.
2021
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
February is a gray month, but these flowers bloomed anyway. Link to Artwork
2024
sublimation print on synthetic blue satin
This piece highlights the importance of community and hope in the midst of a pandemic, despite physical separation from others.
Androids may dream of electric sheep, and electric sheep …
2022
doodle
(Work in progress) Monstera in grayscale w/ orchre yellow stems
Oil on Canvas
Through the intimacy and vulnerability of sleep, I convey my boyfriend’s personality, embodied presence, and imprint – literally and metaphorically.
History is tied to humanity. There is something heartening about a city that takes pride in its past.