Morisawa 8, 1996/2024
C-Type print on photo paper accompanied by an ERC-721 token certified by Verisart
40 35/64 x 28 47/64 inches
John Maeda produced a series of 10 unique Morisawa prints in red hues for the Awaken, Metamagical Hands exhibition at Gazelli Art House in London in 2024.
Initially rendered in black and released in 1996, these prints were inspired by the techniques of Shikō Munakata, a master of Japanese woodblock printing, and reflect the evolving practices in digital typography. The original series was awarded the Tokyo Type Directors Club Gold Prize and forms part of the permanent collection at MoMA in New York.
Certified by Verisart with an ERC-721 token. The token is the artist's certificate of authenticity and should not be traded separately from the physical work.
About John Maeda
John Maeda (b. 1966) is Vice President of Design and Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft. An American technologist and designer, his work merges business, design, and technology to champion the "humanist technologist." Previously, Maeda served as Chief Technology Officer of Everbridge and was President of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He also worked as a research professor at the MIT Media Lab, advancing computational design, low-code/no-code, and creative commerce. As an artist, Maeda redefined electronic media in art by blending computer programming with traditional techniques, and pioneering interactive motion graphics on the web. His work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Cartier Foundation in Paris, and he has held solo exhibitions in London, New York, and Paris.
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