Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's

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

Sunday, November 30, 2014

JUNGLE HARVEST / artistry in the mexican gulf

+A CHILD DISCOVER'S REALITY+
+GRADUALLY AND ARTISTRY+
>(in my case, it became<
>filled w/ fascination)< !
+CAN BE VERY IMPORTANT /+
+SADLY CHANCES ARE SLIM+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>our home was filled w/ art & books and<
>gradually i discovered a two volume<
+"INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL+
+IN THE YUCATAN"+
>(written by)<
+JOHN LLOYD STEPHENS &+
.>illustrated by<
+FREDERICK CATHERWOOD+
>book set that opened my eyes to the<<
>fantastic world of the mayan yucatan<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+FRENCH CULTURE+
>also absorbed my interest and our amazing<
>artist, poet, seer brother ranny introduced<
+(YES, IN BATON ROUGE+
+FOOTBALL WAS KING /+
+I WAS QUARTERBACK+
+& ALMOST KILLED)+ ! 
>me to much french art, poetry, literature<
>& research expanded that vital interest<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the great french writer, rene de chateaubriand<
>reminded me of our ancestor charles gayarre<
+(RENE DE CHATEAUBRIAND+
+& CHARLES GAYARRE were+
+FRIENDS IN 19TH C. PARIS+
+/BOTH VISIONARY POETS)+
>of the de bore/foucher plantations that has<
>morphed into our tulane alma mater univ<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >this magnificent drawing by frederick catherwood<
>of a radiant mayan stele reminds me of the gifts of<
+(MAYAN JUNGLE HARVEST /+
+OPENED OUR YOUNG EYES)+
>john & tania messina of catherwood & lafcadio<
>hearn books that have graced my library & life<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in that 19th century new orleans when charles<
>gayarre visited rene de chateaubriand during<
>his eight years in paris libraries, victor hugo<
+YUCATAN MAYA SCHOLARS+
+PASSIONATE AND INTENSE+ !
>& charles nodier were yucatan scholars in<
>the arsenal library (w/ degruy relatives)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>how exciting it was to discover the egypt<
>maya links, proposed by le plongeon &<
+(SDSU STUDENTS W/ ME+
+SAW LA VENTA HEADS)+
>churchward were accurate and now the<
>africa/nubian link at poverty point la<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >how pleased i was in paris, where marian & i<
>saw this magnificent jungle exhibition of<
+(ROUSSEAU WAS HONORED+
+BY PARIS SOPHISTICATES+
+WHO SAW HIS >GENIUS<)+ !
>the naif french painter henri rousseau who<
>in his innocence >dreamed of radiance< !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in new orleans cemeteries in the 19th C+
>de gruy & other templar/masons built<
+(NOLA EGYPTO-TEMPLAR+
+/ ET SECRETS HONORED)+
>egyptological (et link) monumenta to<
>express their link w/ ancient wisdom<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in northern louisiana, jean baptiste de bresse<
>was amazed to discover the "african house"<
+(THE "AFRICAN HOUSE" IS+
+>UNIQUE< IN AMERICA)+ !
>built at the coin-coin (melrose) plantation<
>as americas only african memory building<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >my work, as i have said came to me as if<
>in a radiant visionary electro-magnetic<
+(ELECTO-MAGNETIC+
+RADIANT VISION)+ !
>energy force field and i am filled w/<
>gratitude & joy as i write about it<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the great harvard extraterrestrial abduction<
>expert john mack was killed in london one<
+(UFO-ET RESEARCH EXPERT /+
+UNIV PROFS DIE STRANGELY)+ !
>night under mysterious circumstances and<
>so was professor mcdonald of u. of arizona<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >as i look back via the medium of tonights blog<
>i am fortunate to see it all in better perspective<
>thanks to those like dave, jim, ralph, mary lynn<
+(THE BLOG HAS PROVIDED+
+A MAGIC TIME PERSPECT)+
>tom, sherry, kevin & beatrice who joined my<
>bride marianne in this last crucial decade<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >each night i am compelled to repay society &<
>destiny for my good fortune by writing and<
+(IS THIS ALL A PROGRAMMED+
+HOLOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE)+ ?
>selecting photos of this amazing experience<
>we share on this radiant struggling planet<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >not well known by all new orleans friends is<
>that early in the citie's history the bulk of<
+(BAYOU ST JEAN OUR+
+RESEARCH FOR 2015)+
>west indies traffic entered the city via the<
>bayou st jean custom house (via the lake)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>while marianne and i visited mary lynn hyde<
>in new orleans we noticed in "preservation"<
+(POVERTY POINT LINKS+
+w/ ANCIENT LA VENTA)+
>that poverty point ancient nubian related<
>historical site is now > "world heritage"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+LA VENTA GIANT STONE HEADS+
+ARE VITAL NUBIAN-ET L INKS+
>(our students saw this<
>w/ me in late 1970s)<
+OF COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>note : please google : eugene ray /<
>charles gayarre and any other of<
+(LAGNIAPPE IS / +
+AN EXTRA GIFT)+
>tonight's names for more info<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu


COSMIC ORGANIC VISION / transcendental manifestations

+TRANSCENDENTAL MANIFESTATIONS+
>(radiant architecture is born)<
+INSPIRATION via "COSMIC ORGANICS"+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>have occupied my focus in life ever since i saw a ufo<
>as a boy of 15 years near our baton rouge home as<
+(THIS SIGHTING WAS BEFORE+
+PUBLICATIONS APPEARED+
+LATER IN SUMMER 1947)+
>a group of friends and i flew oversize kites on an<
>absolutely clear spring day w/o a cloud above<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+SEEING REALITY OUTSIDE OF+
+ONE'S NORMAL DAILY LIFE+
+(cosmic conscousness<
>a fabulous revelation)<
+CHANGES EVERYTHING+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>tonight's blog started with the inspiration<
>of the transcendental polynesian helmets<
+(POLYNESIAN HELMETS AS A+
+ORGANIC DESIGN CONCEPT)+
>seen in yesterday's blog woven out of<
>organic materials and very beautiful<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
>the first fact of comprehending transcendental<
>manifestations is that "big brother" does not<
+(REAL >CROP CIRCLES< HAVE+
+DISTINCT PHYSIC ALCHEMY)+
>want you to explore reality beyond control<
>(the "men in black" syndrome is very real)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                         
>the exhibition i constructed at tulane university<
>in 1969 was designed intuitively & inspired by<
+(THAT JULY WAS RADIANT+
+W/ THE MOON LANDING)+
>cosmic consciousness galvanized by the ufo<
>sighting of 1947 that never left my vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >previously, in 1965 when i started teaching at<
>l.s.u. i completed this design for an office for<
+("COSMIC ORGANIC" DESIGN /+
+FERRO CEMENT BIOMORPH)+
>landscape architects that i had started in the<
>sansouci forest  expressing >cosmic organics<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >cosmic organic< oeuvre was different then<
>standard design styles commonly found in<
+(PA EDITOR FOREST WILSON+
+SENT C.B.S./ L.A. TV CREW)+
>standard modern architectural publications<
>(pa mag editor forest wilson, sent tv crew)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>chak mool discovered by augustus le plongeon<
>using esp under 25 ft of mayan soil is a key to<
+(SEE DEREK RAY'S ARTICLE+
+>>IN THIS WEEK'S READER)+
>the world of "cosmic organics"...(please see my<
>son derek's "reader" article just out on >uxmal)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the "silver ship" was recognized by the great<
>italian magazine "domus" as something of<
+(DOMUS PUBLISHED IN 1981+
+/ FRANCE & JAPAN IN 1985)+
>cosmic consciousness< in 1981...the french<
>selected it for the 1985 >"paris biennale"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >after i retired from teaching, wun chok bong<
>published his transcendental overview book<
+(CROP CIRCLE RESEARCH+
+> BY WUN CHOK BONG)+
>"the gods machines" which has an important<
>section on >cosmic crop circle phenomena<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >recent discoveries have supported the diffusion<
>theory of le plongeon & churchward linking the<
+(EGYPTIAN SHIPS EVIDENT+
+ON THE PEARL RIVER, LA)+
>mayan civilization to the egyptian / (profound<
>research reveals egyptian ships on pearl river)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >profound news just out is that area 51 engineer<
>bob lazar shall speak at the "open minds" ufo<
+(BOB LAZAR SHALL SPEAK+
+@ the 2015 UFO CONGRESS)+
>congress in phoenix feb. 2015, (lazar was u.s.<
>UFO >reverse engineering specialist in 1989)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >one day in paris, marianne and i saw this 3-d<
>logo for shalimar that expressed for me the<
+("COSMIC ORGANICS" /+
+FRENCH ALCHEMY)+
>"cosmic organic" alchemy found in france<
>in perfume & wine loved by our cavarocs<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >jim bourke & alice anda helped me install<
>our last public display booth at del mar ca.<
+(BIOTRONIC RADIANCE+
+ON the very FIRST ROW)+
>for a large california house & garden expo<
>(radiant biotronics seen in the first row)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >it is this vernacular palmetto frond "temple"<
>found on the degruy barataria plantation in<
+(de GRUY DOME TEMPLAR+
+MILL BUILT IN THIS AREA)+
>the 18th century that provides us w/ a fine<
>lesson for constructing organic biomorphs<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in the jungles of north louisiana at melrose<
>plantation, francois mignon possessed fine<
+)COSMIC ORGANIC VISION /+
+W/ RAY-BRESS ALCHEMY)+
>"cosmic organic vision" that artist caroline<
>youngblood has inherited @ breston house<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+GRATITUDE TO CAROLINE YOUNGBLOOD+
+FOR PHOTOS OF HER RECENT ORGANIC+
>(a gifted and devoted artist<
>always working, like our<
>talented sdsu alums david<
>fobes and sherry beaton)<
+LOUISIANA COTTON PAINTING OEUVRE+
+CONGRATULATIONS FOR EXHIBITIONS+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu                                        

Friday, November 28, 2014

POLYNESIAN RADIANCE / hawaii, tahiti, moorea, bora bora

+"ENCOUNTERS WITH PARADISE"+
>"views of hawaii and its people"<
+"1778-1941"+
>is a magnificent catalog by david w. forbes<
>of historical graphics published in 1992<
>by the >honolulu academy of arts<
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+TONIGHT'S FIRST FIVE IMAGES+
>from this catalog captures the radiant<
>organic world of the polynesian isles<
+(FOR OUR COUSINS+
+GARY & CURTIS w/+
+CAVAROC LINKS)+
>of hawaii similar to those of tahiti<
>(homage/george staigg & duke k)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+TAHITI-MOOREA-BORA BORA+
>have been my joy to experience with<
>my first blessed wife, marian during<
+(FRENCH ISLANDS OF+
+THE SOUTH PACIFIC)+
>her final battle with breast cancer /<
>marian adored the radiant beauty<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                          
 >i have written much about our five safari<
>pilgrimages to tahiti, moorea & bora bora<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ TAHITI & MOOREA)+
>where organic design of coconut objects,<
>furniture & the bungalows was special<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >radiant reds and yellows were the colors of<
>polynesian royalty w/ feathers of tropical<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ TROPIC SYNDROME)+
>birds turning their clothing into attire of<
>great splendor & arcadian celebration< !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the breadfruit and philodendron leaves were<
>such an influence on matisse he developed<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / HENRI MATISSE)+
>his famed cut-out paper collage art form as<
>a reflection of his undying love for tropics<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the coconut palm thatched vernacular bungalows<
>of the polynesian islands are magnificent & were<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ LAJOLLA BUNGALOWS)+
>vital to my research paper in the successful effort<
>to save the two oldest california cove bungalows<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >these are the five images from "encounters with<
>paradise" w/ focus on the hawaiian islands and<
+(THINKING OF TONY CIANI+
+, JOE TABLER & OTHERS)+
>it is easy to understand why hawaii is such a<
>treasured destination by all our californians<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >i dedicate this photo of the most famous<
>modern hawaiian, duke kahanamoku to<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ GEORGE STAIGG)+
>cousin gary "duke" clark whose grand<
>father swam as tarzan in the1917 film<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >this, my favorite photo of tahiti, was taken by<
>henri matisse during his pilgrimage in the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / PAUL GAUGUIN)+
>1930s when he found the memory of the<
>inspired gauguin still alive in old tahiti<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >two pages from my notebook of 1995 reflect<
>the design effort i was making in regard to a<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ ECO MUNDO RESORT)+
>tropical baja beach resort down along the<
>radiant gulf of california coast at mulege<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >a modern "convertible" aerodyne, sports beach<
>bungalow is one of the prototypes i designed<
+(GOOGLE :>>>  EUGENE RAY / +
+CONVERTIBLE BUNGALOWS)+
>as part of the concerted effort for housing at<
>eco mundo & other tropical seaside sites<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >this sketch of my design for a natural history<
>museum at eco mundo illustrates my vision<
+(GOOGLE :>>>  EUGENE RAY  / +
+NATURAL MISTORY MUSEUM)+
>for a >conical< roofed biotronic structure<
>as opposed to the standard low roofed type<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >earlier i had designed a tropical inspired<
>modern bungalow as a "kit of parts" type<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY  /+
+/ "KIT OF PARTS" DESIGN)+
>of do it yourself assembly housing for<
>beach settings along the baja coast<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >for scholars who may find interest in the<
>harvest of our field trips to tahiti i have<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> COLLAGE GRAPHICS)+
>binder books filled w/ collage graphics<
>of our five 1990s tahitian pilgrimages<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>an important aspect of life in polynesia is that<
>vital, organic, & secretive world of divination<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>>/ DEVINATION)+
>that fascinated gauguin & inspired my piece<
>on the zombies in the back streets of papeete<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    +HEAT-SEEDS-SOIL+
       +RAIN & LIGHT+
            ^^^^^^^^^^^
  >alchemy of the french<
+TROPIC SYNDROME+
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>note : for interesting insight to a special<
+(LUNCH IN BENGT DANIELSON'S+
+BUNGALOW COMPOUND, 1990s)+
>experience we had in tahiti please….<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ BENGT DANIELSON+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu





ARCADIAN WISDOM 2014 / radiant cosmic perspectives

+THANKSGIVING, 2014+
>we are deeply thankful to have this medium<
>to share our research, discoveries & designs<
+GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
>that may reveal transcendent potentials for<
>life as we >hurtle through space and time<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+WHO ARE WE+WHERE F ROM>+
>(five crucial blog questions<
> / guide our nightly quest)<
+WHERE DO WE GO+WHAT DID+
+WE DO+WHAT DID WE LEARN+ ?
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+PROFOUND PERSPECTIVE+
>in life is what has galvanized our effort<
>/as one gets older the entire life vision<
+(MORE >>COSMIC+
+CONSCIOUSNESS)+
>acquires expanded meaning as one<
>possesses more wisdom in eternity<
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the sighting of but one unidentified flying<
>object immediately changes one's vision of<
+>>>(REALITY & COSMIC+
+POTENTIAL POSSESSES)+
>what reality & cosmic potential possesses<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the comprehension of biotronic energy usage<
>in ancient places on earth via conical devices<
+(RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
+CONICAL DEVICE IMAGE)+
>as illustrated in wun chok bong's great book<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >it is heartening to know that india now has a<
>mars observer satellite sending photos back<
+(MARS PHOTOS ARE SEEN+
+ON THE INTERNET DAILY)+
>of  mars ruins and anomalies for all to see<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>gratitude to our friend's john lawrence and daniel<
>hammer who are digitizing our almost 5 hundred<
+>>(HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS+
+COLLECTION GENEROSITY)+
>color slide presentation given on 3 continents<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>learning from egyptology is a rewarding search<
>remembering that napoleon's famous safari in<
+(GOOGLE : NAPOLEON'S EGYPT+
+>>SCIENTIFIC SEARCH TEAM)+
>egypt was primarily >much scientific research<
>(my first paris hotel / 1969,  the rue >monge)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the ancient egyptians were well aware of the<
>fantastic radiant devination powers possible<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>>/ PINEAL GLAND)+
>in the homosapien pineal gland's abilities<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >at the time of the discovery of king tuts tomb<
>the riches overwhelmed the fact that it was<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / AKHENATEN)+
>tut's amazing father akhenaten to research<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >eventually it is in the desert setting of california<
>where the egyptian-et  radiant energy devices &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/"DESERT INCIDENTS")+
>structures shall be presented to a hungry world<
>(the djed pillar device (above) a key element)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >we remember with gratitude that our cosmic quest<
>in california began in our first sdsu classroom in<
+(SDSU ENVIRON DESIGN 1972+
+>>PASSPORT TO ETERNITY)+
>what started as a basic california college, & later<
>morphed into our >internationally known work<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >it was in paris, tokyo, dornach, london, brasilia <
>milan, glasgow, cuernavaca, nancy, new york<
+(RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
+with BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>new orleans, baton rouge, etc that our work<
>was seen by a >world in much deprivation<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >it has been our honor and pleasure to meet<
>several experts of  knowledge & wisdom<
+(RICHARD DOLAN, SEER+
+of UFO-COSMIC VISION)+
>like richard dolan, great ufo authority, as is<
>timothy good, robert wood,  michael salas<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in the architectural world, bruce goff, paolo soleri<
>(in our sdsu classroom), lloyd & john lloyd wright<
+(MANY ARCHITECTS >BECAME+
+OUR HONORED SDSU FRIENDS)+
>morphosis, archigram, reyner banham , james<
>hubbell & many others, became our friends<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>via our continual research great alchemists<
>artists, seers and magicians like john dee<
>(above) nostradamus, leonardo da vinci<
+(SEERS HAVE EARNED+
+>>DAILY RESEARCH)+
>rene de anjou, max ernst, odilon redon<
>robert delaunay,  saint vincent de paul<
>le corbusier, gaudi etc , earned >focus<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+EXCITEMENT & ANTICIPATION+
+GALVANIZE OUR INTEREST IN+
>(great revelatios are waiting<
>but not in the newspapers,<
>that is for politicians etc)<
+THE EARTHLY DAYS AHEAD+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu