Architecture

Twenty-First Century Artist/Architect Chinese American Born in Athens, Ohio in 1959

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 Vietnam Veterans Memorial  Washington, DC, 1982 Memorial

The Women's Table Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1993

The Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, AL, 1989 The Civil Rights Memorial

The Wave Field FXB Aerospace Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1995

Museum of Chinese in America's (MOCA

The Box House Telluride, CO, 2006

The Confluence Project Multiple sites in the Western U.S., in progress

Maya Lin: Process of Artmaking NBI

Ideas Percolate Laying an Egg: Ideas comes out fully formed when you make or draw the form Write about the piece before the imagination of the form takes place Title comes after finished, the name finds her.

Memorial  A memorial is an object which serves as a focus for memory of something, usually a person (who has died) or an event.  Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or art objects such as sculptures, statues or fountains, and even entire parks.  Also common are war memorials commemorating those who have died in wars.

Achitecture  Architecture -is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction.  Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art.  Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements.

Symbol  is something which represents an idea, a physical entity or a process but is distinct from it. The purpose of a symbol is to communicate meaning.  A red rose is a symbol for love and compassion.

Think about 911.

Think about how your lives have been touched.

If you were commissioned to create a sculpture for the school park what would be it’s purpose?

Who is your audience?

What would it look like?”

You will Construct a miniature clay memorial for 911.

list in words your idea in your journal

Use symbolism to sketch images of the memorials in your journal.

Shape the miniature memorial out of clay

Think about Maya Lin as she described her creative process. Where does will your creativity comes from?

911 Creative Reflection 9/11 Tribute Song - We Will Remember You Movie-Proud to be an American remember 911 (SONG) Daddy

 Take a photo your memorial for our “Artsonia” Gallery.

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Reflections:  What did you like about Maya Lins work?  What functions did you see in her artwork/architecture?  How much money do you think she made for her work on the Veterans Memorial?  What are some of the reasons people make art?