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Lily Thai '27
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
[how I avoid winter quarter: experiments with colors and a palette knife]
2017
Oil Paint on Canvas
These sculptures are abstract representations of my reflections on intimacy as being fluid, not rooted in rigid definitions.
2022
Wood sculpture
These monotype prints are based on historical photos of imperial palaces in Beijing, my hometown.
2019
monotype on paper
I was inspired by the stillness of this moment, the warm light, and the beautiful shadows created by the trees. This was based on SF Japantown.
2020
gouache on paper
A love letter to passionate yet high-strung and jaded Generation Z, this series focuses on youth’s struggles to find meaning in today’s online world.
Link to Website
2021
Photography
How do you heal after being discarded?
Acrylic on Canvas
A visual exploration of ZIP, a drug currently in development used to treat PTSD by directly erasing targeted memories.
2018
Mixed Media
Series highlighting experiences with environmental change, connection to place, and emotional displacement by collaging satellite maps with portraits.
Photography/digital collage
generational echos is an interactive art piece created using Processing, delving into the deeply ingrained cultural values in Vietnamese society.
Interactive Video Installation
This piece grapples with the difficulty of forgiveness. Opposing forces compete: luminosity and shadow, serenity and grief, redemption and regression.
Oil on canvas
Seeing the majestic elephants in Kenya was one of my favorite memories from my trip, and I loved depicting the different textures of the landscape.
2016
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Location: East Asia Library
Digital Illustration
Quad is always changing amazingly.
Photo
This work is made with acrylic on campus in addition to found paper items, medical textbooks, and other materials.
Acrylic paint and multimedia on canvas
This solo play premiered in Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022 and made its US debut in New York City where I won the award for ‘Best Emerging Actor’
Photograph of Performance (solo play)
Winter 2017, I wrote my first song, ‘Something You Should Know’. After working on the lyrics, production and recording for two years here it is!
Song available on all streaming platforms (spotify, apple music)
A realistic painting of a dog mouth, rendered uncomfortably close to the viewer. 8″ x 10″.
Oil paint on canvas
Two girls, Cloud and Moon, are safe in space.
Photoshop
Koreanthian is based on merging different architectural styles that transcends geographical, cultural, and historical differences.
2024
Pen & Ink Drawing on Bristol Paper
The mural shows Nangeli – an Ezhava Dalit woman, who had cut off her one breast in protest against the breast tax system in Travancore, Kerala.
Mural