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Syd Westley '21
English/CSRE 2021 @sudswestley
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Clam Song, Biter
In Guam, an invasive species, the rhinoceros beetle, kills many of the island’s trees. I collage over images of trees to meditate on this loss.
2020
Digital inkjet print
By Harry Cole '20
Áo Dài in Seven Parts
Pinned parts of a traditional Vietnamese dress cut to my measurements. Through deconstruction, functionality and familiarity are lost.
2023
Charcoal and Mixed Media on Salvaged Cotton and Organza
By Lily Thai '27
Stand Up
I painted a woman who is battered but is pushing herself back up with resiliency. She sends a message of hope to those facing difficulties.
2017
acrylic on wood
By Helena Zhang '22
Storytime
I spent 26 days backpacking through Death Valley. When water is scarce, life harder yet more simple, what matters most becomes evident.
2020
song / soundscape
By Elias Feierabend-Peters '20
Best Value
This is a “still life” of the fish market at my local Chinese grocery store. It is a wet, slimy, strange, intimidating, and magnificent place.
2023
Acrylic on Canvas
By Sharon Zhang '27
Golfing on a Grassy Ground
This is a photograph taken of me practicing golf! I particularly enjoy the lighting and the visual interplay between the golf ball and the clubface.
2018
Photograph of Athletics
By Christian Ostberg '20
Il Fait Noir
Man passing through a quickly gentrifying neighborhood in Paris. The text reads “it is dark (or literally, black) in the country of lights.”
2019
Photograph of Man in Paris
By Charlie Jarvis '19
La Honda Mushroom
This is an image of a mushroom found on a trail off Old La Honda Road. I wanted to create a mystical yet comforting feeling surrounding the mushroom.
2018
Photography
By Nicholas Robles '20
Waste Mismanagement
A collage with the background of a digital re-illustration of Hokusai’s The Great Wave Off Kanagawa to portray our poor disregard and care of Earth.
2019
Digital illustration and collage
By Elaine Park '21
Maasai Junior Warrior
Taken on a Sophomore College trip to Tanzania, a Maasai junior warrior dons the traditional post-circumcision black robes and white face paint.
2017
Photograph
By Donovan Tokuyama '20
Suspended (Acropolis, Athens)
History is tied to humanity. There is something heartening about a city that takes pride in its past.
2018
acrylic on canvas
By Vedika Kanchan '23
Self Portrait
A self portrait done in the style of the Old Masters.
2014
Oil Paint on Canvas
By Francesca Colombo Colombo '19
Lost Between Worlds
Taken in Alberta, Canada. My hope is not to showcase landscapes but to acknowledge that Earth’s beauty surrounds us.
2017
Photograph
By Helen Liu '20
Memorial Church
Light fluctuations through stained glass is always beautiful and ethereal at different times of day.
2025
Photograph of the Stanford Memorial Church
By Vivian Xiao '28
Visitor I
This work was featured at a solo show with New Image Art in West Hollywood. You are welcome to share any of the work on my Instagram (L.SongWu)
2023
Oil paint on canvas
By L. Song Wu '24
View from Lower Haight
Colorful shapes of San Francisco buildings are highlighted by a bright sunny day.
2022
Oil paint on canvas
By Christina Kent '22