Maya Ying Lin (born October 5, 1959) is an American architectural designer and artist who is known for her work in sculpture and landscape art.
I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me. Use this quote
Warmth isn't what minimalists are thought to have. Use this quote
Even though I build buildings and I pursue my architecture, I pursue it as an artist. I deliberately keep a tiny studio. I don't want to be an architectural firm. I want to remain an artist. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
I left science, then I went into art, but I approach things very analytically. I choose to pursue both art and architecture as completely separate fields rather than merging them. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
I loved logic, math, computer programming. I loved systems and logic approaches. And so I just figured architecture is this perfect combination. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
Some of your teachers are actually closer in age to you than you think. Use this quote
