Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's

Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's
Eugene Ray 1970's. photo credit: Tom Davis

Thursday, December 5, 2013

HOMAGE IN THE NIGHT / our parents and roman palacios



+CHRISTMAS SEASON+
>for marianne and i is valuable for family<
>linkage and tonight i honor my parents<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+LATIN BLOOD+
>also encourages some music i send to you<
>as tonight's gift as you reflect on this<
+PARENTAL HOMAGE
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+"CORE N'GRATA"+
>is the great neopolitan love song you<
>can listen to on YouTube video<
+SEVERAL VERSIONS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ROMAN PALACIOS+
>here in lajolla brought the fans to their<
>feet tonight in the manhattan restaurant<
>with his unmatchable rendition<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+HOMAGE+
>to our parents tonight for the life they<
>gave to me in art, architecture and<
+teaching at three universities<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                               double dome house on raised platform
                                                     (anti-natural disaster prototype)
                                              aspen design conference exhibition, 1975
                                                     (biomorphic/biotronic structures)

                                                         +GIFTS OF GRATITUDE+
>fill my heart for my parents and the<
                                                         >oeuvre is the best i can offer<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                                                       +NOTE+
>philip, to answer your question, above<
>in photo #1 you see the double dome<
>on the strong tetra platform<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                                   biomorphic ferro-cement structure
                                                       (glazed high strength ceramic)
silver ship, initial conceptual drawing
(studio residence, lajolla, california)

+PROTOTYPES+
>as an approach to architecture with a<
>focus on advanced technology is<
+TENSEGRITY+
>my fathers genetic gift to me<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                               metaphysical graphic for my mother
                                                 (new orleans / genus loci memory)
                                                  metaphysical graphic for my father
                                                    mother (l.) 1925, father (r.) 1918                          
           
                                                           +MAIL ART GRAPHICS+
                                                   >gave me a very personal medium for<
                                                         >eight decades of life reflection<
                                                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                                             +FRENCH CULTURE+
                                                    >was from both parents but was vital<
                                                         >to our mother's view of living<
                                                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                                my father and his hupmobile, 1939
                                                    (first mechanic in covington la.)
                                              my mother 1944, (b&w xerox of color xerox)
(color slide original w/ mercury camera)

+AUTOMOBILE+
>technology was my fathers focus<
+CREOLE+
>family history was my mother's< 
>art and culture paramount<
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                                 alfresco dining restaurant / french style
                                                    beach club prototype / french style                          

                                                             +LOVE FOR LATIN+
                                              >living in france and italy was opportunity<
                                                 >for many new prototype concepts for<
                                                               +GRACE IN LIFE+
                                                   >design development and teaching<  
                                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                                california life graphic / lajolla beach 1967
                                                    (watercolor / second california visit)
louisiana life graphic / cavaroc family
(b&w xerographic collage, mail art)

+METAPHYSICAL GRAPHICS+
>and mail art has given my oeuvre an<
>expanded opportunity to examine<
+ART AS VISION+
>the profound personal questions<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+WHO ARE WE+WHERE FROM+
+WHERE DO WE GO+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>to that i add<
*WHAT DID WE DO+
+WHAT DID WE LEARN+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

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