THE CRYSTAL SPHERE / super realistic time machine

+SDSU 1969-1996<

>i am grateful for the honor given to me<

>as a beginning professor at sdsu in the<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>/ ENVIRON DESIGN)+

>privilege of writing the curriculum for<

>the entire new program environ design<

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+AT LSU TWO OF MY STUDENTS+

+ACOSTA & BURROUGHS >HAD+

>(google : eugene ray /<

>luis acosta  >and /<

>raymond burroughs)<

+WON >PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS+

+SO I FOLLOWED MY LSU PATH+

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>prototype design was important, and<

>i added my >research and effort into<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+

+SYNERGETIC ENVIRONS)+

>biotronic energy design,< giving it a<

>title of "synergetic environments"!!!<

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>at sdsu in my 1980-1996 classroom / two other<
>classes i added to my curriculum was a design<
+(DESIGN GRAPHICS >WAS+
+VITAL /   >SEVERAL NEW+
+INVENTIONS were MADE)+
>graphics course (environ media)  >plus a very<
>valuable "theory" class for advanced students<
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>i placed my deep love for our family history<
>on a back burner, except in the summers on<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ / BARBERY ST. SULPICE)+
>new orleans pilgrimages / this is the chateau<
>barbery st. sulpice, west of troyes, france in<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / HUGH de PAENS)+
>the orient forest, near paens templar origins<
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>surrealism, a very french invention was a good<
>environ theory research topic / (the spanish side<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ / FRENCH SURREALISM)+
>of surrealism of dali & bunuel vital) / >my mail<
>art graphics benefitted from surrealism infusion<
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>how synchronistic can you get ! madame lafayette<
>had new orleans de la vergne heritage was related<
>to madame sevigne & both attended the wedding<
+(GOOGLE :>>>>> EUGENE RAY /+
+ / ANTOINE GASPARD deGRUY)+
>of our ancestor >antoine gaspard valentin verloin<
>degruy (col louis xiv guard) to francoise le conte<
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>at home, my reading was drawn to french<
>arts, architecture, history & literature with<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ / MADAME LAFAYETTE)+
>new orleans linked m. lafayette very vital<
>(my mail art devoted to euro architecture)<
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>after 1985, >when we went to paris w/ the paris<
>biennale invitation,..we returned to france every<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / FRENCH RUINS)+
>summer like our degruy & cavaroc people with<
>a passion to find our french roots, even in ruins<
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>great (2) grandfather francois verloin degruy<
>studied medicine (alchemy) in paris and like<
>victor hugo was married to a foucher / >this<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY+
+HUGO, FOUCHER, NODIER)+
>brought him to "bookshop of the marvelous"<
>/ st. surplice, society du st. sacrement history<
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>degruy plantation ruin search in new orleans<
>was another passion, fueled by the portrait of<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+GRUY NOLA PLANTATION)+
>francois verloin degruy (1806-1872) over our<
>grandparents fireplace, now over ours, lajolla<
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>french creole plantation life, haunted our<
>genetic memory with the >african flavor<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / TROPIQUE-MAGIQUE)+
>vital & expressive galvanizing my work<
>(color, light, energy) >many vivid ways<
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>over in california, >this metaphysical energy<
>provided a radiance to my vision even with<
+(GOOGLE ; EUGENE RAY+
+ / RADIANT CONCEPTS)+
>california villas / organic biotronics though<
>is the best way to perceive this in california<
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>little did i know in 1952 when i photographed<
>voisin plantation house. in st. charles parish la.<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+VOISIN PLANTATION)+
>that it would lead me to rennes le chateau and<
>the >hautepoule-voisin templar< castle history<
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>saint charles parish louisiana<, >just north<
>of the foucher & de bore >plantation sites<
>at tulane-audubon park the verloin degruy<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / MARIE LAVEAU)+
>neighbor, cousin christoph de glapion wed<
>the great marie lavau flaming voudeau fire<
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+BESENCON FRANCE+
>was the templar-mason capitol of france /<
>rougemont castle was located there with<
+(ROUGEMONT LINK+
+TO GRUY CASTLE)+
>links to the valentin title (degruy) taken<
+(NODIER'S FATHER+
+WAS THE MAYOR)+
>over by the monaco prince and it is very<
>short distance to the de ray shroud castle<
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+"THIRD MAN" FILM+
>marianne and i this afternoon >enjoyed<
>a cleaned up version of "the third man"<
+(THE KEN CINEMA+
+NOTE FOR >NEAL)+
>ln which orson welles >steals the show<
+("SWISS COOCOO CLOCKS")+
>joseph cotton & alida valli are fabulous<
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+RALPH BOWMAN & I >ONCE+
>(my 70s >student assistant /<
>the air conditioning broke<
>we felt to be in casablanca)<
+SAW "CASABLANCA" THERE+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu