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Helen He '23
Night is when the imagination comes alive.
2020
Digital Illustration
By Helen He '23
A portrait of a good dog who has traveled a very long way.
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Androids may dream of electric sheep, and electric sheep …
2022
doodle
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
How does the lover’s gaze interpret and transform the body? What does it mean to paint the beloved intimately yet leave them unidentifiable?
Acrylic on canvas
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
v.c.a – an ongoing project and exploration of visual communication through abstraction
2016
Graphic Design
A mixed-media interactive piece installed at Stanford’s annual “Frost Festival”. The piece embodies Stanford’s goals of inclusion and diversity.
Link to Website
Acrylic, Spray Paint, Vinyl, Sticker on Canvas
This short film was submitted as part of my arts portfolio for my Stanford application
2021
Short Film
Original cover art for the Stanford Daily’s Vol. 257 autumn quarter issue.
2019
This is how your friend from high school looks at you–knowing you’re different now, knowing she’s different now.
2014
Color Film
This is the first of an ongoing watercolor series completed under shelter-in-place, based on photos that friends have sent of their favorite views.
Watercolor
A sketched self-portrait replaced into its photographic context.
Graphite on Paper, Photograph
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.
This work is a triptych of body parts from several acclaimed works by Renaissance artists. The famous works are reimagined in a modern style.
India to America. When the kids go to school everyday, they can see our own school, and not feel so far, despite being halfway around the world.
Enamel Paint
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 photo taken in the Main Quad.
This drawing shows the harsh lines of a cityscape being consumed by organic forms, suggesting that, try as we might, we cannot overpower nature.
Ink on Paper
The feet of my former roommate are greeted by the warm light that streams in through the blinds.
Oil on canvas
This interactive poem takes the shape of a kimchi jar and symbolizes my separation and recent reunion and celebration of my Korean identity.
3D Arduino installation, interactive poetry