Seven Square Inches of Water, 2014
About The Work
Seven Square Inches of Water is limited edition artwork created by Maya Lin to benefit her environmental foundation the What Is Missing? project, the artist’s multimedia “memorial,” conceived as a platform for raising awareness about species loss and environmental issues. In her artist statement on the foundation’s website, Lin explains that her goal is to challenge “us to consider the air, land, and oceanic migratory corridors of birds, animals, and sea-life that are at risk.” And, here, within a neat square composition, Lin's blue, cast, and polished glass takes the shape of perfectly confined and pristine rolling waves. An echo of Wavefield, the artist's 2009 earthwork, which stretches four acres at Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, New York, this small-scale sculpture continues Lin's exploration of water-wave formations, only this time, the sheer unspoiled imagery suggests a calm, soothing alternative to the oceanic troubles faced today.
About Maya Lin
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Design and Decorative Arts
Cast polished glass, box
7.00 x 7.00 x 1.25 in
17.8 x 17.8 x 3.2 cm
Edition of 1000
Each glass work is individually signed and numbered (engraved) on verso.
$1,500
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About The Work
Seven Square Inches of Water is limited edition artwork created by Maya Lin to benefit her environmental foundation the What Is Missing? project, the artist’s multimedia “memorial,” conceived as a platform for raising awareness about species loss and environmental issues. In her artist statement on the foundation’s website, Lin explains that her goal is to challenge “us to consider the air, land, and oceanic migratory corridors of birds, animals, and sea-life that are at risk.” And, here, within a neat square composition, Lin's blue, cast, and polished glass takes the shape of perfectly confined and pristine rolling waves. An echo of Wavefield, the artist's 2009 earthwork, which stretches four acres at Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, New York, this small-scale sculpture continues Lin's exploration of water-wave formations, only this time, the sheer unspoiled imagery suggests a calm, soothing alternative to the oceanic troubles faced today.
About Maya Lin
From The Magazine
- Art 101: "What I'd Buy This September": Artspace's Advisor Hannah Parker Shares the Artworks in Her Cart
- Art 101: Our Guide to Conscious Collecting: Support the Causes You Care About with Art
- News & Events: Dive Into Maya Lin’s Delicate Desktop Sculpture
- News & Events: 12 Artworks to Buy This Christmas: Last-Minute Holiday Gifts Edition
- Art 101: Take a Land Art Road Trip, Part 1: Upstate New York
Glass may have bubbles as part of the casting process. Each work is approved by the artist's studio.
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