Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's

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

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

CORBU & PHOTOGRAPHY /

+DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY+
>has been very special in my life and work and<
>this book on corbu and his photography was<
+("LECORBUSIER :  AND THE+
+POWER of PHOTOGRAPHY")+
>the first thing i saw friday at the getty center<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+(GETTY le PLONGEON MATERIAL IS+
>(manly palmer hall and le plongeon<
>documenta are sadly unavailable<
>but i predict a "turn about face")< 
+STORED IN SOME REMOTE LOCUS)+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ALCHEMY SIGNS ARE SEEN+
>(some getty arts scholar is<
>gaining strength w/ the<
>plongeon-hall archive)<
+AT THE GETTY VISUALLY+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>this book joins "lecorbusier and the occult"
>for powerful insight to corbu's creative<
+(CORBU WAS FASCINATED+
+W/ CINEMATIC COLLAGE)+
>thrust so special to my own vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >his motion picture camera from the thirties<
>was used for his worlds fair projected film<
+(JEAN LUC GODARD and+
+CORBU are "BONDED")+
>where collage cinema was a strong asset<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >his wonderful tensile canvas worlds fair<
>structure was brought to life w/ cinema<
+(BRUSELL WORLD'S FAIR+
+CINE STRUCTURE, 1960)+
>emphasizing architecture & ciné as a<
>powerful synergetic combination<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >we must remember corbu's origins in the<
>swiss alps placed him strongly in templar<
+KINIGHT'S TEMPLAR+
+SHROUD SECRETS+
>st bernard, orient forest, degruy thinking<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>corbu's photo collage of his brussel's fair<
>tensile structure w/ its references to air<
+(BRUSSEL WORLDS FAIR+
+CINE-DESIGN PAVILION)+
>travel & radiant cosmic biotronics<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>corbu created collage designs for large<
>murals advertising his cine-design<
+(ORGANIC as ANTHONY+
+BOURDAIN SETTING)+
>pavilion at the brussel exposition<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >corbu's love for french cinema was shared<
>by picasso and they contributed to a film<
+(RADIANT STARS OF+
+THE ARTS IN PARIS)+
>starring the talented jean pierre aumont<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >many people do not realize that corbu painted<
>in the morning and designed buildings in the<
+(ORGANIC, SENSUAL,+
+DYNAMIC VISION)+ !
>afternoon w/ color always a vital component<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>yvonne was corbu's wife and muse for a<
>lifetime of struggle to build buildings of<
+(YVONNE WAS ORGANIC /+
+EARTHY AS RONCHAMP)+
>the highest sensual-intellectual quality<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the master was totally devoted designing<
>architecture & paintings of the highest<
+GOOGLE HIS PAINTINGS+
+YOU WILL BE HAPPY+ !
>quality that provided a very high bar<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>jean lic godard's, mise-en-scene of operation is<
>in switzerland north of lake geneva, the exact<
+(GODARD AND CORBU+
+BIRDS OF A FEATHER)+
>locus of the castles of the counts of gruyere<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >this is the 2400 seat setting for the cannes film<
>festival, right on the sea, near our last cannes<
+(CANNES FILM FESTIVEL+
+RADIANT LIGHT-STARS)+
>hotel & adjacent to an ancient templar castle<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+"HOTEL SPLENDID" CANNES+
+HISTORIC & AFFORDABLE+ !
>(i found radiant nirvana here<
>you will thank me forever)< !
+ROOM ON THE TOP FLOOR+
+(VIEW OVER old HARBOR)+ 
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>eugene ray, mfa, architect
>professor emeritus, sdsu

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