Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's

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

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

BLOOMSBURY RADIANCE / virginia woolf to reyner banham & archigram

+EARLY ONE MORNING 1992+
>(before 4 roller bags) i pulled my slide lecture from<
>the thanet hotel to bartletts architectural school on a<
+(THE BRITISH MUSEUM+
+HEART OF THIS LIGHT)+
>roller dolly, strapped w/ bungee cord, past virginia<
>woolf's house, her childhood church 1 block away<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+SYNCHRONISTICALLY+
>this gothic church of virginia wolff would win<
>the research of wun chok bong, 20 yesrs later<
+("THE GODS MACHINES II" /+
+ANATOMY OF >MEDIEVAL+
+CHURCHES / APPLICATION+
+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
>(by wun chok bong)<
+vol.#1 EUROPE, #2 BRITAIN)+
>in 2 vols he dedicated to me on >radiant energy<
>in french and british >biotronic gothic churches<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+BERNARD de CLAIRVAUX as+
+FATHER OF GOTHIC VISION+ !!!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >little did i realize when i presented my research<
>& design of radiant architecture at two schools<
+(ASTOUNDING SYNCHRONISTICY+
+REALIZED  >20 YEARS< LATER)< !
>a few blocks from here that >wun chock bong's<
>monumental volumes would be dedicated to me<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >it is not accidental that the "bloomsbury group"<
>led by litton strachey (reyner bantam look alike)<
+(BRITISH MUSEUM HOLDS+
+LINKS TO THE >COSMOS)+
>and virginia woolf would settle and gather near<
>this amazing museum of >vital  british research<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the importance of >magic in ancient egypt<
>and sumeria is impressive and i am always<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ DJED ENERGY DEVICE)+
>looking for use of the ankh & djed energy<
>device in daily life />(djed needs new use)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >as marianne & i studied the >sumerian & egyptian<
>civilization artifacts i thought of our ancestors here<
>like archibald staigg , >english ship captain, whose<
+(>STAIGG FAMILY< WAS+
+INSPIRED >AS WE ARE<)+
>son our grandfather was   >scholar & cotton broker<
>who met my grandmother at sea on his father's ship<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the scale of sumeria is >gigantic w/ animal<
>figures like this measuring ten to fifteen feet<
+(GIGANTIC ANIMALS /+
+RADIANT VITALITY)+
>in length and in use often as pairs, each side<
>of a building entrance providing>viral locus<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >animals and animal & bird people were very<
>important to these ancients, reminding us that<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / ANCIENT SUMERIA)+
>extraterrestrials like "the watchers" have vital<
>interface in the history of sumerians-egyptians<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >it is inspiring how  >important early artists<
>were in depicting the history of their kings.<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / ZECHARIA SITCHIN+
>artistry had progressed a large way from a<
>point of the >languedoc cave art in france<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >it is rewarding that the >fertile mother figure<
>was important in the array of >heroic figures<
+(ORGANIC >FERTILITY+
+ALWAYS IMPORTANT)+
>depicted in ancient sumeria / >the fertility of<
>the tigris & euphrates river valleys also vital<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >it is touching that many basic household items<
>give some idea of daily  >living circumstances<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / TENSILE STRUCTURE)+
>in this case the intelligence of tensile x-bracing<
>in low to the floor foldable stools good in tents<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the >most popular exhibitions in the british<
>museum appeared to me to be the mummies<
+(MUMMY CASES >PROVIDED+
+ARTISTS RADIANT CANVAS)+
>that have a powerful cosmic conscious aura<
>and >aesthetic promoted by skills of artistry<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >color< was important in egypt and sumeria<
>especially egypt where the aristocracy had<
+(COLOR WAS IMPORTANT+
+AND MUCH IN >DEMAND)+
>a strong hold on the power of color / at one<
>time only the aristocrats could >afford color<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >cosmic consciousness is a powerful factor<
>in the magical draw of the british museum<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS)+
>where daily >thousands of pilgrims crowd<
>the gigantic halls where it is easy to be lost<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+PROF. DENNIS CROMPTON+
>our talented friend and >father of archigram<
>archives is an enthusiastic scholar of artistic<
+(DENNIS CROMPTON A+
+SUMERIAN SCHOLAR)+
>ability in sumeria and i was pleased to find<
>his sumerian interest / see my Facebook pg<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+LEARNING FROM >HISTORY+
>(the japanese historic<
>home is >vital to me)<
+PLEASE SEE MY FACEBOOK+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu






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