Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Factual Information:
From: Washington D.C
Artist: Maya Ying Lin
Period: 1983
Artist: Maya Ying Lin
Period: 1983
General Information:
This memorial to the Vietnam war that was done in a minimalist style. The minimalist style can easily be scene from the removal of many of the normal decorative elements of a memorial, like statues etc. Instead she simply made an incline into the ground with dark stone and a pathway down to the wall, with the wall being covered in the names of Vietnam Veteran names. The abstraction and removal of unnessary decoration is the primary trait of the minimalist style.
Why This Artwork?
This was chosen to show the minimalist style, and more specifically the abstraction of decoration and unimportant details characteristic of that style.