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
Art is very tricky because it's what you do for yourself. It's much harder for me to make those works than the monuments or the architecture. Maya Lin architecturearthard Change image and share on social
I probably have fundamentally antisocial tendencies. I never took one extracurricular activity. I just failed utterly at that level. Part of me still rebels against that. Maya Lin activityantisocialextracurricular 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
It's funny, as you live through something you're not aware of it. Maya Lin awarefunnylive Change image and share on social
It's only in hindsight that you realize what indeed your childhood was really like. Maya Lin childhoodhindsightrealize Change image and share on social
I went through withdrawal when I got out of graduate school. It's what you learn, what you think. That's all that counts. Maya Lin countgraduatelearn Change image and share on social
Math, it's a puzzle to me. I love figuring out puzzles. Maya Lin figurelovemath Change image and share on social
How we are using up our home, how we are living and polluting the planet is frightening. It was evident when I was a child. It's more evident now. Maya Lin childevidentfrighten Change image and share on social
Our parents decided not to teach us Chinese. It was an era when they felt we would be better off if we didn't have that complication. Maya Lin chinesecomplicationdecide Change image and share on social
