FRENCH TROPIC SYNDROME / hear, seeds, soil, rain, light, love

+NEW ORLEANS+

>was a powerful organic mise-en-scene absorbing<

>natural ingrediants to metamorphose into radiant<

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+FRENCH TROPIC SYNDROME)+

>art & architecture via the >>alchemy of nature<<
>/ heat, seeds, soil, rain, light, >mixed with love<
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+CREOLE ALCHEMY+
>from the natural jungle organics fueled my<
>work and reminded that alchemy was the<
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+>>>>>>> / ALCHEMY)+
>subject of more books in the early world<
>libraries then any other reference subject<
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+FRENCH COLONIES IN THE+
+TROPICS HAS DOMINATED+
>(especially polynesia<
>west indies & africa)<
+MY>METAPHYSICAL< ART+
+NEW ORLEANS IS >FIRST<+
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 >south pacific polynesia especially tahiti and<
>moorea has provided my oeuvre much data<
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+ / FRENCH POLYNESIA)+
>to work with and from the first my designs<
>used much natural material & bright color<
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 >this slide of our sansouci forest living<
>room has faded badly but the bright<
>red & yellow pegboard panels gave<
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+/ SANSOUCI PAVILION)+
>vitality to the >cedar ceiling & asian<
>seagrass squares imported fl matting<
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 >ecomundo baja mexico beach resort gave<
>much opportunity to apply many years of<
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+ / ECO MUNDO RESORT)+
>intense research into the tropic syndrome<
>& this locus was in a former french area<
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>the grand palapa at >eco mundo provided a<
>variety of restaurant usage w/ special focus<
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+>>/ CONICAL VOLUME)+
>on alfresco central courtyard dining plus<
>hotel accommodation & resort offices<
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 >this was the first study for a >beach bungalow<
>for eco mundo / a later >improved version was<
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+>>BEACH BUNGALOW)+
>selected i have published before / (this original<
>version also has the >unisphere openability)<
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 >a museum and lecture facility for eco mundo<
>has a tall conical central roof that provides a<
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+ / BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>radiant gathering & exhibition facility with<
>a strong feeling for indigenous architecture<
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>going back to my roots in new orleans this<
>collage pair made as a gift for my friends<
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+CORRESPONDENCE ART)+
>john & tania messina in honor of many<
>good times spent in >favor of the arts<
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 >this apartment i designed in the vieux carre<
>for the trailor brothers of baton rouge was<
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+> / RADIANT CONCEPT)+
>photographed by john messina (american<
>home mag) / john a "time" photographer<
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 >simultaneously i carried on a photographic<
>search in the back streets of new orleans to<
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+>> / XEROX MAIL ART)+
>create a large series of correspondence art<
>graphics sent to family & friends in nola<
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>the long african american presence in new<

>orleans has been vital to the creole artistic<

>vitality & as a grad student at tulane i was<

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+>> / JAZZ WORKSHOP)+

>dedicated to this by writing a paper titled..<

>>>"factors and forces in primary Louisiana<

>aesthetics" focusing n.o. african influence<   

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+THIS VIEW OF AFRICAN+

+AESTHETICS >IN NOLA+

>the synergy of french<

>african is >very vital<

+IS >IMPORTANT TO MY+

+>RADIANT CONCEPTS<+

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eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu