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How Small Are We?
Commenting on our smallness in comparison to all we have to face – be it a pandemic, the vastness of the ocean, or history. Our smallness is humbling
2020
acrylic on cardboard
By Helena Zhang '22
SJC Logo Redesign
SJC redesign – inspired by bold ‘Mod’ textiles, rooted in the London-based 1960’s ‘Mod’ fashion and music subculture centered around modern jazz.
2016
Graphic Design and Print
By Tyler Su '20
After Class Hours
Inspired by Stanford’s Romanesque architecture and towering palm trees, I wanted to capture the university’s vibrant energy and beauty.
2019
Digital Illustration
By Helen He '23
Moonrise
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
By Nicola Buskirk '22
GROWTHesque
This solo play premiered in Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022 and made its US debut in New York City where I won the award for ‘Best Emerging Actor’
2023
Photograph of Performance (solo play)
By Leeth Singhage '26
middle passage
A depiction of the Southeast Alaskan landscape, seen from a kayak near the Inian Islands. 25.5″ x 36″
2017
Oil paint on paper
By Cairo Mo '20
from now on
This painting speaks to how beauty lies in impermanence, contrasting eternal mountains and passing mist.
2023
ink on rice paper; poetry
By Katie Han '23
Quarantine Paintings
These two paintings were inspired by the feelings of quarantine—isolation, restlessness, and nostalgia.
2020
gouache (two images combined digitally)
By Katie Han '23
Afternoon in Rome
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.
2016
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
By Angela Liu '23
Desire
Self portrait at the height of COVID and my own extraordinary depression.
2020
Oil paint on canvas
By Sophia Siegel '25
Swimming
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.
2021
Oil Paint on Canvas
By Christina Ba '26
Green Library
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light. These would represent my personal interpretation of Stanford.
2017
Photo
By Lining Sun '18
Frank’s Blue
This work is based off a creative non-fiction short story I wrote about my childhood relationship with my father.
2017
Oil on Canvas
By Francesca Colombo '19
La Belleza Italiana
These pieces draw on the rich beauty of Italy to subvert ideas of what Italian art must be (i.e stuck in the Renaissance).
2017
Pen and Marker
By Ashi Agrawal '19