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
Growing up, I thought I was white. It didn't occur to me I was Asian-American until I was studying abroad in Denmark and there was a little bit of prejudice. Maya Lin abroadamericanasian 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
For the most part things never get built the way they were drawn. Maya Lin builddrawpart Change image and share on social
Some artists want to confront. Some want to invoke thought. They're all necessary and they're all valid. Maya Lin artistconfrontinvoke Change image and share on social
You have to have conviction and completely question everything and anything you do. No matter how much you study, no matter how much you know, the side of your brain that has the smarts won't necessarily help you in making art. Maya Lin artbraincompletely share on social
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
I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me. Maya Lin artgivepeople Change image and share on social
