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Weilai Yu '22
The Countour of White Sands NP
2023
Photograph
By Weilai Yu '22
My mom took a great photo of these skulls hanging on a tree during my trip to Kenya with my family, and wanted to recreate the image in a painting.
2017
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
A commentary on the fifth stage of grief: acceptance.
2021
Acrylic on Canvas
This song is a unique take on John Coltrane’s ‘Impressions’ in terms of instrumentation, style, and genre.
Link to Website
2016
Guitar recording with electronic drums and synths
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.
Adobe Photoshop Illustration
The setting sun casts a firey light onto the skyline of San Francisco, with Coit Tower visible over the hills of the city.
2022
Oil paint on canvas
Androids may dream of electric sheep, and electric sheep …
doodle
Thousands of stippled dots layer on each other to create each gargoyle and rooftop, coming together to reveal the magnificent, historical spire.
2020
Pen and Ink
A visual exploration of ZIP, a drug currently in development used to treat PTSD by directly erasing targeted memories.
2018
Mixed Media
Kaley, my plush fish who represents friendship (each of my friends has one) next to a bottle of medication to celebrate starting recovery recently.
2024
Oil on Canvas
A love letter to passionate yet high-strung and jaded Generation Z, this series focuses on youth’s struggles to find meaning in today’s online world.
Photography
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light. These would represent my personal interpretation of Stanford.
Photo
This painting is a depiction of my first month here at Stanford.
Water Color on Paper
This short film was submitted as part of my arts portfolio for my Stanford application
Short Film
A sculpture paying homage to the queer community and culture. Delicate like a flower, yet distinct like an explosion. Trans bodies at the center.
Wood Sculpture
A study of a tree for Drawing I in charcoal, exploring silhouettes and shading.
Charcoal on Paper
This is a painting I did for the Congressional Art Competition. The painting is of my mother’s horse JR on my last ride on him before he died.
2014
Acrylic on canvas 24″x 24″
Seeing the majestic elephants in Kenya was one of my favorite memories from my trip, and I loved depicting the different textures of the landscape.
This drawing for me is meant to capture some of the dynamic processes I have witnesses in the Cosmos.
Watercolor and black ink
These three prints depict tide pool scenes in Moss Beach, CA. They are part of a series, “From Puddles to Pools: A Showcase of Marine Invertebrates.”
Sea Slug is a woodcut and the other two are etchings.
Sky River is a digital reinterpretation of Japanese graphic designer Koichi Sato’s style based on minimalist forms and gradients.
2019
Blender 3D render