American graphic design is in large part molded by exiles from repressive regimes who came to this country for a safe haven and contributed their individual visions to the growing pluralism of American practice. Chaz Maviyane-Davies, 45, born in Zimbabwe (the former Rhodesia), is one such exile. A dissident in the best sense of the word, Maviyane-Davies is the creator of a large oeuvre—what he calls "Creative Defiance"—of passionately conceived and smartly designed posters, advocating such issues as human rights, AIDS research, environmental protection, and free speech. He distributes the posters, thorns in the side of those he opposes, to the world through a continuing bombardment of e-mail missives (see maviyane.com). As an outspoken foe of President Robert Mugabe's dictatorial rule in Zimbabwe, Maviyane-Davies, who studied design in London before setting up his own design studio in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, risked livelihood and life to speak truth to power. Eventually, he felt compelled to leave his homeland. In 2001, he, his wife Chiyoko, and daughter Djena arrived in Boston, where he had been offered a teaching position at Massachusetts College of Art. Today, five years into his self-imposed exile, Maviyane-Davies teaches graphic and poster design, as well as digital photography, at MassArt, and is also working on a book about his philosophy of design. In this interview, he reflects on the injustices that forced him to abandon his country of birth and the optimism he feels in the swirl of continued struggle.
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机译：美国的图形设计在很大程度上是由来自专制政权的流亡者所塑造的。这些专制政权的移民来到这个国家是为了避风港，并为日益增长的美国实践贡献了自己的个人见解。现年45岁的Chaz Maviyane-Davies出生在津巴布韦（前罗得西亚），就是其中之一。 Maviyane-Davies是最好的持不同政见者，他是一个热情洋溢，设计精巧的海报创作者（他称之为“创意反抗”）的创作者，倡导人权，艾滋病研究，环境保护，和言论自由。他通过不断轰炸电子邮件短讯向全世界散发海报，刺痛对方的刺（见maviyane.com）。作为罗伯特·穆加贝（Robert Mugabe）总统在津巴布韦独裁统治的直言不讳的人，马维耶·戴维斯（Maviyane-Davies）在伦敦学习设计，然后在津巴布韦首都哈拉雷（Harare）成立自己的设计工作室，冒着生计和生命来讲真话。最终，他感到被迫离开家园。 2001年，他，妻子千代子（Chiyoko）和女儿Djena到达波士顿，在那里他被麻萨诸塞州艺术学院（Massachusetts College of Art）担任教学职位。如今，在自我流放五年之后，Maviyane-Davies在MassArt教授图形和海报设计以及数码摄影，并且还在写一本关于他的设计哲学的书。在这次采访中，他回顾了迫使他放弃出生地的不公正现象以及在不断奋斗的漩涡中感到的乐观。
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