![]() The title of the exhibition, thoughtfully curated by Miwako Tezuka, is “A River Is a Drawing.” It would seem to be a sculpture, too. Lin reflects that shifting nature in a dozen elegant works made of aluminum, bamboo, bluegrass seeds, recycled silver, palladium leaf, stainless-steel pins, encaustic, walnut ink, and, most dramatically, thousands of green glass marbles. © 2021, Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy, The Ohio State UniversityĮxcept where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.The Mohican name for the Hudson River was Mahicannituc-waters that are never still. in 2009, Maya Lin was awarded the Medal of the Arts and, in 2016, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, both presented by President Barak Obama. Reputation as one of the most innovative artists working today. SheĬontinues to run an architectural and design firm in New York City and herĪbility to combine both architecture and sculpture has allowed her earn a "The Wave Field" for the University of Michigan. Maya Lin has went on to create other Environmental works such as Used a constant flow of water upon the granite enticing the viewer to "The Women's Table" was formed whichĬonsists of a black granite table with ever-winding spirals of zeros forĮach year that Yale enrolled women. Yale University thenĪsked if she would design a monument to commemorate the women who attended Maya alsoĭesigned private residencies at this time. During the 1990's she renovated a New York Cityīuilding to accommodate the new Museum of African Art. Want to be typecast and wanted to focus on her abilities on other mediaĪnd as a sculptor. In 1989, Maya Lin moved away from doing monuments because she did not Involved with the piece through touch, sound, words and memories. ![]() Stream." Both pieces are covered with a thin layer ofĬontinuous running water. Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty Luther King Jr., "We are not satisfied and we will not be satisfied ![]() Is a 9-foot granite wall inscribed with the quotation from Dr. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950's and 1960's. Her next big project was "Water Rolls in Montgomery," whichĬonsists of a large, granite disk engraved with the names and events of In that area, there are serpent burial mounds of They lived in the woodedĬountryside where there are plenty of rolling hills as a result of the Maya Lin was born in 1959 in Athens, Ohio, the home of Ohio University, Placement of the memorial below the earth's level also merely provides anĮxample of how her hometown's landscape has influenced her work. However, Maya Lin's intention was not to make a political statement,īut rather create a healing place for the victim's survivors. Victims were not receiving the proper recognition. Of the ground gave some of the veterans the impression that these Vietnam The slab of black granite represented a "black gash of ![]() This monument received a large amount of criticism because of itsĭivergence from the conventional monuments of fallen soldiers andįlags. Only reflecting their pain internally, but externally as well. Property of reflection when highly polished. The black granite was specifically chosen for its inherent The level of the monument was placed beneath the level of the ground toĬreate an intimate place for visitors to confront their anguish and Lost their lives in the Vietnam Conflict placed in chronological order of ![]() With the inscribed names of the nearly 60,000 American men and women who Placed against the exposed earth, two large slabs of black granite stood Monument in one direction and the Lincoln Memorial in the other. She cut a V-shaped slice into the earth, aligned to the Washington With much criticism, Maya Lin proved to have the best design and won the Nationwide design contest as a class project. During her undergraduate studies, she entered the As aīright, young girl, Maya was accepted into Yale College to pursue a degree Her design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. Maya Lin is a distinguished architect and artist best known for The use of recycled auto glass demonstrates her position on preservation of the earth. Three level garden of 40 tons of crushed green auto glass and clear patioĭoor glass poured through funnels to produce scattered mounds, which resemble the ocean. Ohio State University is an example of her environmental art, whichĭisplays her care for nature. "Groundswell," which was commissioned by the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Lin has always been a strong advocate of earth conservation in her focus on environmental art. ![]()
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