Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's

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

Friday, March 6, 2015

METAPHYSICAL GRAPHICS / 13 views of the art of life


+RIGHT PLACE / RIGHT TIME+
>in 1969 when i started making collage graphics<
>to communicate w/ >friends & relatives back in<
>louisiana, xerography was the perfect medium<
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+CORRESPONDENCE ART)+
>to make >multiple copies< for several people<
>of a thematic series of >documentary focus<
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+TONIGHT'S PHOTOS+
>study 13 of my >correspondence art graphics<
>to reveal a close personal view of the person<
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+ARCHITECT, PROFESSOR)+
>behind the art and architecture that reflects<
>the >metaphysics of our life on the planet<
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 >collage #1 focuses on my friends john &<
>tania messina w/ me and bronwen in the<
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+>/ NOLA VIEUX CARRE)+
>new orlrleans vieex carre >during 1968<
>when i was buiding the jazz workshop<
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 >collage #2 focuses on my mother & brother<
>ranny as radiant seers in tropique magique<
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+>/ TROPIQUE, MAGIQUE)+
>metaphysique, thé milieu that inspired our<
>lifes work in >art and radiant architecture<
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>the "friends of san diego architecture" as<
>headed here by an irving gill descendent<
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+SLIDE PRESENTATION)+
>were one of the presentation venues of<
>the 1990s that i was honored to talk to
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 >an exciting moment for me at SDSU was<
>when i was able to send to my friends at<
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+1ST FAX TO EUROPE 89)+
>the london, architecture association the<
>1st euro fax images< of our exhibition<
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>some of my most deeply felt mail art<
>collage graphics star my two wives<
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+ / MARIAN IN LAJOLLA)+
>and in this case marian amidst the<
>solar radiance of beautiful lajolla<
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 >the "cove" and "wind-n-sea" beaches in lajolla<
>provided the solar energy and our peach tree<
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+>>>> / COVE BEACH)+
>provided the nourishing morning breakfasts<
>that made lajolla living >radiant & joyous<
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 >in the early lajolla days we spent many<
>happy weekend mornings at the cove<
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+ / METAPHYSICAL ART)+
>w/ our three young children & i made<
>a series of sketches of radiance & joy<
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 >this nourishing experience of lajolla living<
>in the heart of the village became the soul<
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+/ LAJOLLA BUNGALOWS)+
>of my bungalow preservation effort and i<
>made many collage pages for an archive<
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 >french liguria near nice was my greatest joy<
>to study intuitively & as i look back having<
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+/ ADMIRAL de BRESSE)+
>knowledge of my bresse & gruy people at<
>villefranche-sur-mer a >fabulous treasure<
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 >the french tropic syndrome in louisiana<
>west indies, yucatan & polynesia has<
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+> / TROPIC SYNDROME)+
>provided me much bungalow data &<
>gave a winning position in our work<
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 >over our 48 years of marriage the collage<
>mail art graphics i made >devoted to my<
>beloved wife marian was >considerable<
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+>/ MARIAN OLSEN RAY)+
>and are all on >photo pages< and as all<
>my collage graphics put in ring binders<
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 >i am too busy making these nightly blogs<
>which i make as a >new art form to make<
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+MARIANNE CONWAY RAY)+
>more collage mail art graphics but the<
>group i made of marianne was vital<
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 >the original sketch for "desert incidents" has<
>progendered many formal >design graphics<
>of the concept i leave to >posterity that has<
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+>>/ DESERT INCIDENTS)+
>much potential for >profound contributions<
>to society for >improving building methods<
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+METAPHYSICAL GRAPHICS+
+ARE IMPORTANT TO HAVE+
>(lives of artists has always<
>fascinated my >view of<
>their >creative out put)<
+A >COMPLETE <VISION OF+
+A LIFE THAT MADE WORK+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

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