Hearing Maya Lin speak about her designs, work, and journey as an artist, I could not help but feel a sense of admiration at the great strides that she has taken as an artist. Initially, while I familiarized myself with Lin’s work, I was surprised that her journey as an artist began several decades ago. My amazement was specifically influenced by the reality that while she was just a 21 years old student at Yale, in a period where immigrants were sidelined in most areas of society, she managed to excel and create a design that outdid her competition. Her journey in designing the Vietnam Veteran Memorial, which is now my most favorite piece of monument, is nothing short of inspirational. While watching the videos and explanations by Lee Mock and Anne Wagner, I could understand that while the piece may seem to have been a simple project, it was more than that. The monument became her tribute, and subsequently, that of America, which could finally pay homage to the fallen heroes of the Vietnam War. Through her symbolic V-shaped design that descends into the ground, visitors to the monument can …show more content…
Balance is evident in the way that the sculpture effectively appears to match the figure of the real-life Vaughan. The features of the sculpture, from the hat, the body structure, the posture and the guitar being held, are placed in a well distributed manner that makes the picture comfortable. Furthermore, due to the effective distribution of the elements in the sculpture, the artist achieves balance. Alignment is similarly dominant in the sculpture. While the art piece represents an individual in his glory, the small elements and features that make him up, show order and organization as no individual element is exaggerated or out of place. This makes the sculpture an aesthetically pleasing image that satisfies the audience in the way that they make the visual