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Earth Systems 2025 @sophia.siegel
A piece set on a quiet, sunny afternoon in Northeast Italy. Used a reference.
2018
Colored Pencil on Paper
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
This work is about rupture and disruption, whether environmental, familial, or linguistic. I wanted to think visually about over-saturation.
2020
India Ink on Paper
I love the idea of a personal brand, especially in 2016.
2014
Color Film
Indigo mountains and a somber gray sky are reflected in the clear water of Lake Tahoe.
2022
Oil paint on canvas
This painting is in honor of Ahina and all the women that spend years wishing for a day at school.
46″ x 32”
These pictures were taken during a neurosurgery at Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children hospital.
Digital photography
De-identified photograph taken for artistic purposes with permission from anatomy professors.
2015
Photograph
The setting sun casts a firey light onto the skyline of San Francisco, with Coit Tower visible over the hills of the city.
Fog drapes over the breathtaking mountain tops and diffuses across the road of Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park, creating a sense of quietude.
2019
Acrylic on Canvas
My family, despite being cramped in a bungalow room that was our home, share warmth and happiness beyond understanding.
2021
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
generational echos is an interactive art piece created using Processing, delving into the deeply ingrained cultural values in Vietnamese society.
Link to Website
2023
Interactive Video Installation
Representation of an Asian woman navigating a worldwide pandemic, situated in the centre of racial prejudice, capitalism, & social media connectivity.
Scanned magazine collage, colour pencils, and pen on Sketchbook
Whales and dolphins were my favorite animals when I was younger. In this piece, dark shadows contrasted by blue hues highlight that childhood bond.
Adobe Photoshop Illustration
A depiction of the Southeast Alaskan landscape, seen from a kayak near the Inian Islands. 25.5″ x 36″
Oil paint on paper
Popular Korean and American soda brands represent my Korean-Americanness, and the crushing pressures of assimilation that warps self-perception.
This interactive poem takes the shape of a kimchi jar and symbolizes my separation and recent reunion and celebration of my Korean identity.
3D Arduino installation, interactive poetry
Western media creates unrealistic expectations of perfection in avocados. In this painting, I seek to challenge and redefine avocado beauty standards.
2016
Oil on canvas