On was an interdisciplinary graduate periodical established by RISD graduate students in 2006. It featured essays and student work that related to a general issue theme. On was intended as a quarterly publication, but it is unclear if further issues beyond the first were ever published.
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Visionaire 61: Larger Than Life Standard Edition
Stephan Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, and Greg Foley
18 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations Limited edition of 250 copies. Contributor list: Lady Gaga, Inez & Vinoodh, Ridley Scott, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Marina Abramovic, Martin Schoeller, Josephine Meckseper, Richard Phillips, Steven Klein, Ryan McGinley, Karl Lagerfeld, Massimo Vitali, Steven Meisel, Ed Ruscha, Marilyn Minter, Rob Pruitt, Bruce Weber, Sam Taylor-Wood, Guido Mocafico, Mario Sorrenti, Maurizio Cattelan, Pierpaolo Ferrari, Doug Aitken, Tom Sachs.
"Visionaire broke the Guinness World Record for the largest magazine ... with a Deluxe Edition at 57.48 x 79 inches ... In this history-making issue, Visionaire gives iconic artists and image-makers the forum to take their visions to a massive scale. No contemporary figure symbolizes 'Larger than life' more than global pop phenom Lady Gaga, who graces the front and back covers in two stunning portraits by photographers Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin. Other contributors to the issue include photographers Steven Klein, Steven Meisel, Mario Sorrenti, and Bruce Weber; artists Doug Aitken, Maurizio Cattelan & Pierpaolo Ferrari, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Ryan McGinley, Marilyn Minter, Rob Pruitt, Ed Ruscha, Tom Sachs, Sam Taylor-Wood, Josephine Meckseper & Richard Phillips, Marina Abramovic & Martin Schoeller, Guido Mocafico, and Massimo Vitali; fashion designer and photographer Karl Lagerfeld; and filmmaker Ridley Scott. Each one takes on 'Larger than life' in their own signature style." -- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com
The 61st issue of this limited-edition art journal/collectible takes scale as its theme, and at five feet tall by seven feet wide, it claims the Guinness-certified title of the biggest magazine of all time. Naturally, larger-than-life pop star Lady Gaga graces the cover. Library also has the "Standard Edition" (126 x 92 cm) Issued with two black velcro straps to hold in rolled position, Library lacks straps? Stored, rolled, in cardboard tube (207 cm). Standard Edition housed in cardboard mailing box. Stored in Archives room 221. Both editions gift of Greg Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991. Library has copy no. 6 of the Standard Edition.
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Taking Art Personally: Austin, Performatives and Art
David Goldblatt
This paper is an attempt to apply speech act theory to aesthetics. In particular, it purports to be a contribution to reception theory by drawing attention to certain similarities between the contextual structure of performatives and the structure of the reception of art. It hopes to locate the auditor or spectator of artworks in what J. L. Austin calls “the total context” to help explain how certain aspects of artworks can be taken personally, somehow being about and seemingly directed at “me.” It is one way the so-called paradox of fiction can be by-passed by showing how the emotive aspects of artworks are not primarily a matter of our caring about the fictional characters portrayed therein, but directly about members of the viewing or listening audience. Concentrating on the performatives of warnings and threats, this paper details the writings of Austin to help explain why some people can relate to characters or situations presented by art while others are barely moved.
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Philosophical Hermeneutics and the Ethical Function of Architecture
Paul Kidder
Karsten Harries’ book, The Ethical Function of Architecture, raises the question of how architecture can be interpretive of and for our time. Part of Harries’ pursuit of this question is done in dialogue with the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, whose evocatively expressed ontology of building and dwelling recovered, in philosophical and poetic terms, the power of buildings to symbolize and interpret the most fundamental truths of being and human existence. The present essay identifies contributions to this hermeneutic and ontological approach to architecture drawn from the philosophy of Hans-Georg Gadamer, emphasizing Gadamer’s notions of play (Spiel), symbol, and the relation of the present to the past. While Gadamer expanded upon Heidegger’s hermeneutic, he also diverged from Heidegger in ways that mitigate some of the difficulties that Harries and others have found with Heidegger’s archaism, rural romanticism, and singularity of philosophical focus.
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On Thin Ice In a Blizzard
Paula McCartney, Special Collections, and Fleet Library
36 unnumbered pages : all black and white illustrations Edition of 500. "Snow begins to fall, grows denser, and obliterates my view while exposing the cosmos. Ice shifts, opening a beautiful black void. A wondrous view as I begin my descent. On Thin Ice, In a Blizzard is a subseries of my project, A Field Guide to Snow and Ice. While all of the images in the field guide are excerpts of natural landscapes--just not all snow and ice--the images in this book were constructed in the darkroom. A winter of my imagination."--Paulamccartney.com. Stapled. Black paper cover cut-out in a shape, white paper inside with title displayed. Offset printed.
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![[Seasons] by Alyssa Murasaki Saltzgaber, Fleet Library, Special Collections, and Jan Baker](https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/specialcollections_bookmark_culture/1037/thumbnail.jpg "[Seasons] by Alyssa Murasaki Saltzgaber, Fleet Library, Special Collections, and Jan Baker")
[Seasons]
Alyssa Murasaki Saltzgaber, Fleet Library, Special Collections, and Jan Baker
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
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ZiPo : an exploration of language in unusual juxtapositions
Werner Pfeiffer, Special Collections, and Fleet Library
1 case. Alternate Titles: Wooden Clouds; Woo_den\c·loud}s Poems. Title from box cover. Edition limited to 50 numbered and signed copies. "Of the infinite number of possible combinations of 'Wooden Clouds' fifty variations have been selected to correspond with the number of editioned books as shown in the samples here. The composition with the red marker [on inside bottom of case] is the dedicated arrangement for this copy."--Colophon, verso. Red and orange cloth case with front panels that close with a central zipper. Laid into case: 3 unfolded sheets (title page, preface, colophon) and 12 panels, each panel with words printed in red and black and with zippers along the two side edges allowing panels to be variously connected to form one sheet. "Printed in letterpress on a Vandercook SP 20. Type: Palatino and 10 line Narrow Antique Wood Type. Paper: Mohawk Superfine, white, 100 lb cover."--Colophon. "ZiPo is short for zipper poem."--Preface. Issued in two blue half-slipcases. Accordion binding variation with zippers at each fold.
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RISD POD 2011 Evaluation & 2012 - 2015 Strategic Plan
Project Open Door
This evaluation report and strategic plan documents key findings of an external review of Project Open Door and agreement and the 2012-2017 Project Open Door Strategic Plan. The plan represents consensus among Project Open Door faculty, staff, and Dean of Graduate Studies, Research and Engagement, and Advisory Committee members to strengthen and institutionalize the program. Dean Phillips asked that the review “...evaluate the current condition of the program, confirm its scope, scale, and feasible and fruitful staffing scenarios, explore ways to successfully institutionalize it both within and outside of RISD, and identify pathways for the future, including greater visibility for this replicable model, both regionally and nationally.”
Evaluation and plannig supported by a grant from The Rhode Island Foundation.
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Stories in Pictures (and Non-Pictorial Objects): A Narratological and Cognitive Psychological Approach
Michael Ranta
Narratological studies have frequently focused upon linguistic structures, considered to be paradigmatic cases of narrativity, while pictorial signs, such as icons and symbols or indices, have received comparably much less attention. In this paper, however, some basic and regularly occurring narrative aspects of pictures and non-pictorial objects will be presented and discussed.
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Presentation of Awards + Scholarships
Rhode Island School of Design
Presentation of the following awards and scholarships: Apparel Design Scholarship, Helen Byram Scholarship, Josephine & Bernard Chaus Scholarship, Cranston Printworks Scholarship, Raul L. Lovett Scholarship, Rebecca Mellman Henry Memorial Scholarship, Joseph Piselli Memorial Scholarship, Mary Bowen Polk Scholarship, Louise A. Shuster Memorial Scholarship, Esper A. Shwaery '23 Memorial Scholarship and Textron Fellowship.
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Senior Thesis Collections
Rhode Island School of Design, Rosemary La Grua, Antoinette Ticzon, Jacquelyn O'Laughlin, Maya Varadaraj, Connie Weng, Sarah Richards, Julie Schultz, Carter Bryant, Pamela Ho, Hye Min Kang, Linzi Kofsky, Kristen Wright, Susannah Hallagan, Youn Young Chae, Laura VanWylen, Sang Dinh, Avery Reed, Egle Paulauskaite, Anya Valderrama, Emma Walsh, Stephanie Seibel, Esther Hyun Lee, Rachel Pullman, and Eric Dinges
PLEASE NOTE: Where applicable, the audio has been removed from this file due to copyrighted material.
The garments shown here were created in response to the Senior Thesis design challenge: create a complete collection that reflects the essence and philosophies of your personal vision.
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The Declaration of the Occupation of NYC
Rachael Schragis, Special Collections, and Fleet Library
1 poster. "As agreed upon by the General Assembly of NYC, on September 21st 2011, drafted by the call to action working group" Offset printing. Gift of Angela DiVeglia.
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Esther Solondz
Esther Solondz and Richard Goulis
Esther Solondz grew up in New Jersey, receiving a BA from Clark University in 1975 and an MFA in photography from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1980. She also pursued graduate work in film at New York University. Solondz’ artistic life has been an evolution through many different materials. Beginning with photography and film, she moved to painting and then sculpture and installations. Over the last twelve years Solondz has gravitated to an exploration of the transformative processes that simple materials such as salt and rust undergo. She has taught at RISD and exhibited extensively throughout New England.
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Cascade Components Flag 8, Crystallized™ inspirations Trend Spring / Summer 2011
Swarovski, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library
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Cascade Components Flag 8 (decryption), Crystallized™ inspirations Trend Spring / Summer 2011
Swarovski, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library
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Cascade Crystallized™ inspirations Trend Spring / Summer 2011
Swarovski, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library
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Cascade Transfers Flag 7, Crystallized™ inspirations Trend Spring / Summer 2011
Swarovski, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library
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Cascade Transfers Flag 7 (description), Crystallized™ inspirations Trend Spring / Summer 2011
Swarovski, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library
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Ceramics - New Colours, Ceramics Mesh, Crystal Prints on Pendants and Beads Flag 4, Trends Fall / Winter 2011/12
Swarovski, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library
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Ceramics - New Colours, Ceramics Mesh, Crystal Prints on Pendants and Beads Innovation Flag, Trends Fall / Winter 2011/12
Swarovski, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library
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Ceramics - New Colours, Ceramics Mesh, Crystal Prints on Pendants and Beads, Trends Fall / Winter 2011/12
Swarovski, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library
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Chessboard Circle Flat Back, Wing Flat Back, Crystal Baroque Pearl, XILION Heart Pendant, Transfers-on-Roll, Crystaltex Chaton Banding, New Filigree Flag 4, Trends Spring / Summer 2011
Swarovski, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library
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Chessboard Circle Flat Back, Wing Flat Back, Crystal Baroque Pearl, XILION Heart Pendant, Transfers-on-Roll, Crystaltex Chaton Banding, New Filigree Innovation Flag, Trends Spring / Summer 2011
Swarovski, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library
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Chessboard Circle Flat Back, Wing Flat Back, Crystal Baroque Pearl, XILION Heart Pendant, Transfers-on-Roll, Crystaltex Chaton Banding, New Filigree, Trends Spring / Summer 2011
Swarovski, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library
