Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's

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

Thursday, December 12, 2013

CHRISTMAS IN BATON ROUGE / metaphysical time machine / 1955


+METAPHYSICAL GRAPHICS+
>gave an opportunity to explore the  psyche<
>parallel to the development of a radiant<
+BIOTRONIC ARCHITECTURE+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>much of this effort was fueled by<
+GENETIC MEMORY+
>and the ambience of young life<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+GRATITUDE+
>to my former student ralph bowman<
+(THE PAPER GALLERY)+
>from whom i purchased the picture<
+POSTAL CARDS+
>that became essential in my collage<
>graphics of an historical nature<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                                   baton rouge / main street memory collage

                                                  river road / plantation memory collage

                                                               +BATON ROUGE+
                                                        >creole roots stretched back to<
                                                                +NEW ORLEANS+
                                                      >covington and several plantations<
                                                            >along the mississippi river<
                                                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                                     french african magical radiance collage

                                               river road bungalow/voudou secrets photo

+FRENCH AFRICAN CULTURE+
>this photo is typical of thousands of photos<
>made on field trips looking for plantation<
+CREOLE ROOTS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>african cultural radiance was as vital<
                                                      >as the french-latin in my research<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                                   radiant plantation alchemy collage
                                                    sister tolentine (evelyn) homage collage                            

                                                       +SISTER TOLENTINE SSND+
                                                             >dedicated 1947 teacher<
                                                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                                >was an early encouragement of my love<      
                                                 >for french cultural history and i found<
                                                           +MAIL ART GRAPHICS+
                                                     >her during the last years of her life<
                                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                                 french templar references, books & maps
                                                   design for curtis and davis , new orleans

                                                               +ARCHITECTURE+
                                                 >was always my primary focus and by<
                                                    >the mid sixties i had built enough<
                                                         >structures to warrant my first<  
                                                           +TEACHING POSITION+
                                                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                                    french chateaux culture scholarship

                                                   amplitude of french metaphysic vision

+PASSION FOR UFO VISION+
>(baton rouge sighting)<
+AND THE FRENCH ARTS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>fueled my creative life over many years<
+TRANSCENDENTAL+
>vision in french artistry was my most<
+PASSIONATE SEARCH+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                                  mail art metaphysical collage, baton rouge

with our l.s.u. neighbors, bob & jane collins

+BATON ROUGE 1955+
>marian and i at our first apartment outside<
>of the louisiana state university gates<
>after our honeymoon in mexico<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+THIS HAPPY PHASE OF LIFE+
+PREPARED MY TEACHING+
+CAREER 10 YEARS LATER+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >poignantly, i tried to trace bob and jane<
>many years later, without success<
+(JANE MAY HAVE DIED)+ ?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

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