<span>The main shapes would be the objects in the painting that are drawn as actual physical objects being within the setting of the painting. They are called positive shapes. They are actually present in the setting of the painting and do not represent any additional themes. They may be present to be open to interpretation, but they are "there" regardless. An example would be a single empty chair on a beach - it can be interpreted in many ways but the actual chair is on an actual beach within the setting of the painting.</span>
Maya Lin is a21-year-old architecture student, who designed one of the most
moving monuments the Vietnam Veterans Memorial which contains the names of all those confirmed dead and missing in action in the Vietnam War.
Maya Lin's memorial has one corner submerged into the earth; the effect on visitors is that they are<span> in the space of the dead.
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