My grandfather, on my father's side, helped to draft one of the first constitutions of China. He was a fairly well-known scholar. Maya Lin chinaconstitutiondraft Change image and share on social
My dad was dean of fine arts at the university. I was casting bronzes in the school foundry. I was using the university as a playground. Maya Lin artbronzecast Change image and share on social
I had very few friends. We always ate dinner with our parents. We didn't want to go out. American adolescence was a lot wilder than I would have felt comfortable with. Maya Lin adolescenceamericancomfortable Change image and share on social
The process I go through in the art and the architecture, I actually want it to be almost childlike. Sometimes I think it's magical. Maya Lin architectureartchildlike Change image and share on social
It terrified me to have an idea that was solely mine to be no longer a part of my mind, but totally public. Maya Lin idealongmind Change image and share on social
In art or architecture your project is only done when you say it's done. If you want to rip it apart at the eleventh hour and start all over again, you never finish. I was one of those crazy creatures. Maya Lin architectureartcrazy share on social
My parents are both college professors, and it made me want to question authority, standards and traditions. Maya Lin authoritycollegemake Change image and share on social
I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible. Through my 20s, and into my 30s, I began to become aware of how so much of my art and architecture has a decidedly Eastern character. Maya Lin 20s30samerican share on social
The role of art in society differs for every artist. Maya Lin artartistdiffer Change image and share on social
For the most part things never get built the way they were drawn. Maya Lin builddrawpart Change image and share on social
