Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's

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

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

CHRISTMAS GIFTS 2015 / silver ship & sansouci forest studios

+COMPANIES UNKNOWN TO ME+
>are starting to sell >glossy photos of my graphics<
>on the world wide web and although this may be<
+(MY DESIGN PHOTOS+
+OFFERED ON >WWW)+
>a form of flattery to some i do feel it is an abusive<
>effort as i am not invited to receive compensation<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+"PINTEREST"+
>also has an interest in my nightly graphics<
>and a brief survey >turns up a page of my<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ RADIANT CONCEPTS)+
>blog images converted to pinterest images<
>which i >don't quite understand the intent<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+13 CHRISTMAS GIFTS+
>for you >dear friends are enclosed here<
>free of charge as a >token of my thanks<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE)+
>for your interest in this >nightly effort to<
>provide some link w/ >cosmic-et vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                      

 >it is difficult to select only >13 images from<
>a life's work (architecture & graphics) these<
+(CALIFORNIA VILLA  above+
+the UNIVERSAL SPHEROID)+
>first two reflect opposite poles / >california<
>villa, above  / the universal spheroid below<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the most >important of my architectural<
>oeuvre in my estimation, are the designs<
+(RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
+FOCUS ON >BIOTRONICS<)+
>focused on the >expansion of biotronics.<
>this became primary in the 1990s decade<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >biomorphic architecture< started dominating<
>my oeuvre in 1965 / >by 1975 double panels<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / BIOMORPHIC DESIGN)+
>exhibited at the aspen design conference had<
>several biomorphics >breaking out of the box<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the star of my prototype effort w/ tensile<
>structure has to be this fiber optic design<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / SAN DIEGO GATEWAY)+
>foe a >gateway to sandiego designed to<
>span over freeway #5 from l.a. @lajolla<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                     
 >i have actually >constructed more designs<
>then you may think / >the silver ship< and<
+(SILVER SHIP &  PICTORS+
+METAMORPHOSIS REST.)+
>pictors metamorphisis restaurant san diego<
>are among my >favorite economy< design<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the nola >vieux carre apartment i designed<
>for the >trailor brothers in 1969 has earned<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / TRAYLOR BROS APT)+
>much attention in the >new york magazine<
>"american home" / photos by john messina<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^              
 >perhaps the >best biomorphic< design of<
>my oeuvre was the >very first using ferro<
+(MY FIRST BIOMORPHIC+
+DESIGN / W. VIRGINIA)+
>cement shells / >this design was for a site<
>in west virginia for landscape arch office<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >each academic year i would mount 4<
>4' by 4' panels of my architecture and<
+(GOOGLE :> >>EUGENE RAY /+
+SDSU FACULTY EXHIBITION)+
>metaphysical graphics / >this synergy<
>became the >progenitor of these blogs<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >our 2000 sq ft >studio home in the<
>sansouci forest<, 35 miles north of<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ > / SANSOUCI FOREST)+
>new orleans earned fond memories<
>of my two oldest children & myself<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+LONDON IS AN >EXCELLENT+
+CITY TO EXPAND OUR LOVE+
>(see john piper's >drawings<
>of renishaw country house)<
+for >GRAPHICS OF ANY KIND+
+JOHN PIPER WAS FABULOUS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>archigram developed a >pop art<
>collage type >presentation with<
+("PINK FLOYD"  WAS+
+THEIR INSPIRATION)+
>affinity to rock band inspiration<
>very much part of london's style<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+FRENCH "CHANSON" OF+
+>FRANCOISE HARDY<IS+
>("youtube' her radiant<
>calm >soul sound< is<
>my cup of tea >elixir)<
+VERY >SPECIAL TO ME+
+LISTEN to >"THE ROSE"+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>(i was weaned on the "greig<
>piano concerto in a minor")<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+MUSIC FOR >CASTLES+
+("PHANTOM"/ 7 TIMES)+
>(neopolitan music>great<
>hawaiian & jazz >good)<
+also  >JAPANESE KOTO+
>(lights out in forest)<
+/ MOONLIGHT NIGHTS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu











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