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Computer Science 2022 @hesyifei
Exploring the weary determination of an aged subject shouldering generational burdens. Experimented with earthier and darker tones, deconstruction, an
2022
Oil Paint on Canvas
In “Buried,” I used collage and layering to express the haunting suspicion of a seemingly ordinary event. The nostalgia oblivious bliss.
2023
Mixed Media: paper collage with ink and watercolor
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.
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2014
Acrylic on canvas 24″x 24″
This drawing is a representation of a fractal called a Julia set, which has been rendered out of plants and other organic elements.
2018
Markers on paper
A realistic painting of a dog mouth, rendered uncomfortably close to the viewer. 8″ x 10″.
Oil paint on canvas
Taken in Alberta, Canada. My hope is not to showcase landscapes but to acknowledge that Earth’s beauty surrounds us.
2017
Photograph
Abstract photography with the goal of rendering mundane objects unrecognizable.
Photography
This piece shows how social media can lead to jealously through comparing yourself with what you see on the internet.
Paper, watercolor, tempera paint sticks, gouache, and Photoshop
This painting speaks to how beauty lies in impermanence, contrasting eternal mountains and passing mist.
ink on rice paper; poetry
This painting is an interpretation of Magritte’s surrealist painting “The Mysteries of the Horizon,” replacing the men with an aging ballerina.
Acrylic paint on canvas
This piece depicts a fictionalized memory of my grandfather, who I only knew through his woven hats and birds passed down through my family.
The setting sun casts a firey light onto the skyline of San Francisco, with Coit Tower visible over the hills of the city.
Inspired by a trip to explore the nature preserves in Mass Landing, CA, this art showcases two curlew birds looking for food in the shallow waters.
Watercolor and Pencil
This artwork examines the place of genetically modified organisms in modern society and how we view them, blurring the line between item and organism.
fine-tip pen and watercolor on paper
These photos will never be published in a journalistic publication – familiar scenes on campus but different, the other side of palm tree paradise?
Photograph of campus scenes
Vero is a UG2 custodial worker on campus who I tutor through habla. I hoped to display her as I have grown to know her: strong and compelling.
This is a surreal meditation on nature’s comforting power as a sanctuary for people in need of healing.
Pencil on paper
Fractured is a piece that depicts the fracturing of self-esteem, reflecting the experience with social media and detrimental beauty standards.
Acrylic Paint, Marker, and Staples on cardstock photo print
This work converts content into physical form. Charlie Chan, played by white actors in yellowface, investigates murders. But who is he really hurting?
Ink and print on wood
This photography series depicts the four indigenous Khmer women at Stanford, invisibility, and the consequent strong community we formed.
2020
Photography Series