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Still Figure

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

John Maeda 05/19/2008

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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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johnalphonse

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  • 1357 Days Ago
  • 05/29/2008

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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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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