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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
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
Explosive Bloom
A sculpture paying homage to the queer community and culture. Delicate like a flower, yet distinct like an explosion. Trans bodies at the center.
2021
Wood Sculpture
By Zaki Rob '25
A Moment at the Louvre
This is a painting of inception as an artist recreates a Delacroix masterpiece, “The Death of Sardanapalus” with a little boy looking up in awe.
2021
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
By Sarah Dong '26
Clyde
This piece is of my neighbor’s beagle, Clyde. She has two dogs, and the other is named Bonnie!
2016
Colored pencil
By Angela Liu '23
generational echos
generational echos is an interactive art piece created using Processing, delving into the deeply ingrained cultural values in Vietnamese society.
2023
Interactive Video Installation
By Han Dao '26
Ducks of Stanford
Quotes from an anonymous survey sent out to student dorms are written on prints of photographs of ducks representing Stanford students
2018
Digital photography prints
By Soraya Fereydooni '20
The Show
Oh! The Puppet Show begins! Here I am the puppet master presenting the BOSP Poland Overseas Seminar with my puppet show I made entirely from scratch!
2017
Photograph of Performance
By Maxwell Menzies '20
Moss Landing
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.
2017
Watercolor and Pencil
By Alberto Arvayo '18
Headdress girl
I met this young girl at a rural health clinic in Indonesia, where she had just given birth.
2014
Pencil and paper
By Elizabeth Hyde '20
Tidal Dance ⋆.˚ ☼⋆ ｡ ˙༄.°
The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul. –Robert Wyland
2023
Digital Media – Made in Procreate for Apple iPad
By Lavinia Pedrollo '28
Art at Stanford
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light. These photos represent my personal interpretation of Stanford.
2017
Photo
By Lining Sun '18
Portrait of a Glass, Empty
Inspired by the strange reflection of an empty glass sitting on a table, this is a piece is about power and powerlessness—control and lack of it.
2020
Acrylic on canvas
By Vrinda Suresh '21
A Matter of Time
A wristwatch lies across a keyboard, the numbers juxtaposing the letters and a soft, glowing gleam reflecting across its surface.
2019
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
By Sarah Dong '26
Say Cheese!
This piece depicts how the new digital, photo-sharing era fetishizes Asian women against their will, especially in their traditional attire.
2022
Linoleum Block Print on Paper
By Hannah Cha '25