HANSENS FABRIC SHOP / the third of three public service projects

 +ANCIENT CASTLES+
>filled with atmosphere heightened by candles<
>in huge candelabra and complex wall murals<
>w/ intricate carved wood ceilings overhead<
+(CHIAROSCURO RADIANCE)+

>as they did balthus in his chalet near gruyere<

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 +PABLO PICASSO+
>balthus talented dynamic friend also<
>painted in a variety of castles he<
+(POWER NODES)+
>purchased in the south of france<
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>balthus (count balthazar de rolla) w/ his wife<
>setsuko was a famed painter w/ a love for<
+ANCIENT HISTORY+
>and the knights templar, so much that he<
>occasionally wore the templar robes<
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>the castles and chalet of balthus, like those<
>of picasso, provided a powerful setting for<
+(MAGIC MISE-EN-SCENE)+
>the creation of his world famed oeuvre<
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>balthus castle had 16th century frescoes in the<
+RADIANT IMAGES+
>sala with walls layered by shades of yellow<

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+SAINT BERNARD de CLAIRVAUX+

>had an architectural vision that linked his orient<

>forest monastery w/ the rougemont monastery<

+(SOCIETY de ST. SACREMENT+

+PRIORY de SION HISTORY)+

>high up in the swiss alps near gruyere and<

>eventually to the degruy sugar mill<

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>st. bernard was a genius who designed the<
>knights templar bylaws based on his own<
+CLAIRVAUX VISION+
>monastery bylaws (the priory de sion was<
>tied to the knights templars at that point)<
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+"ANCIENT ALIENS"+
>television today had excellent insight on<
>the history of the knights templar at<
+RENNES le CHATEAU+
>which has inspired my creative life<
>(marianne & i photographed there)<
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+HANSENS FABRIC SHOP+
>in lajolla california was the third of three<
>public service projects i completed with<
+COLOR-LIGHT-ENERGY+
>the aid of my entry level sdsu students<
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>the presentation plate as it appeared in<

>several exhibitions here and abroad<

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>the fabric shop as i originally found it<
>was a dark and dreary deep gray<
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>my redesign was based on the fabrics<
>i found for sale inside the shop itself<
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>our entry level students earned credit<
>aiding me in executing this project<
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>downtown lajolla's seaside atmosphere was<

>heightened with the spirit of the radiance<

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>at the time we lived two blocks from the<
>shop and i was able to invest the time<
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>we incorporated early views of lajolla<
>found on historical picture post cards<
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>i purchased these cards from ralph bowman<
>my student assistant who expanded his<
+"THE PAPER GALLERY"+
>love for post cards into his life work<
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+RALPH LIKE JIM BOURKE+
>(and his brother ed)<
+WAS A GREAT AID TO ME+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu