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John Maeda is a world-renowned graphic designer, visual artist, and computer scientist and is a founding voice for “simplicity” in the digital age. From June 2008 he becomes the 16th President of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).

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Monday, May 19, 2008

Still Figure

My days at RISD seem to reveal oddities of artistic acts that apparently flow from every pore of the campus.

It lies so still on the ground. I happened upon this sculpture lying in front of one of the cafeterias at RISD. Looking closer, I see that it is a small figure with a head made out of the roots of a living weed. Everyone is so busy with final projects that they seem to ignore the little figure. I stare at it and wonder why it is there. And what will be its future.

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  • Weed Head
    It's a weed head burnt out from rushing to fit art into the confines of a timed curriculum...  but you knew that, didn't you?   =;)
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