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A Matter of Time
A wristwatch lies across a keyboard with numbers juxtaposing letters, emphasizing how some things are not meant to be rushed and will happen in time.
2019
Acrylic on Canvas
By Sarah Dong '26
An Indian’s Journey to Stanford
This painting is a depiction of my first month here at Stanford.
2022
Water Color on Paper
By Dayeeta Pal '27
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Art reveals souls in day and night.
A dynamic clash, emotions entwined,
In this vibrant realm, our spirits aligned.
2024
Digital Media – Made with Procreate for Apple iPad
By Lavinia Pedrollo '28
More Than A Living Goddess
Kumari, the living Goddess of Nepal, is not allowed to speak to those who worship her, yet her glowing eyes depict that she has so much to tell us.
2022
Graphite
By Nisha Acharya '26
Lassie
I painted this painting following the death of my dog. Sourcing imagery from cheap print and Southern nostalgia, Lassie paints a scene of rebirth.
2019
By Gunner Dongieux '21
Still Life of a Support System
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
By Bryan Defjan '24
Glacier Portrait
I made this painting in Iceland as part of my Chappell-Lougee arts project. It is a portrait of a glacier in the glacier lagoon known as Jökulsárlón.
2016
Mixed media (oil paint, charcoal, pastel, grass) on canvas
By Tyler Dunston '18
Last Light on Haight St
A classic San Francisco house is bathed in orange light at sunset.
2022
Oil paint on panel
By Christina Kent '22
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis explores queerness as a transformation, as more than just a sexual identity. See http://stanfordmint.com/metamorphosis/ for full article
2018
Studio photography
By Jessica Yeung '21
Gotham (Lower East Side, New York City)
every part of this earth is a surrogate for the people that helped create iteach building reflects the community that built it
2018
Acrylic on Canvas
By Vedika Kanchan '23
19 Self-Care Tips To Try Out
In a knife fight, two versions of me grapple and wrestle for control, but both end up symmetrically and simultaneously triumphant and defeated.
2018
Oil paint on found wood
By Cairo Mo '20
Vanishing Act II
A digital re-imagining of my piece about humanity’s changing relationship with the natural world.
2015
Mixed Media
By Noah DeWald '20
Koreanthian
Koreanthian is based on merging different architectural styles that transcends geographical, cultural, and historical differences.
2024
Pen & Ink Drawing on Bristol Paper
By Austin Kim '27
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
Let Her Eat Cake
I sought to express the conflicting emotions-guilt as well as pleasure-associating with eating cake.
2016
Ink Resist on Paper
By Brooke Ferber '20
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