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Thursday, February 6, 2014

FRENCH ALCHEMY IN ART & LIFE / creativity and scholarship


 +SYNCHRONICITY+
>has been a vital factor throughout life<
>as this nightly blog demonstrates<
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+TONIGHT'S PHOTOS+
>link several points of synchronicity<
>bringing back many memories of<
 +ART & LIFE+
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+SPECIAL DISCOVERY+
 >this week was of an early design drawing<
>i made in about 1959 for a mausoleum in<
+LAST PHOTOS+
>the tropical zone of thibodaux louisiana<
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>marian, my first wife is linked with<
>so many vital early life events as<
+RADIANT MUSE+
>our 1950's life here at LSU where<
>i built all of our early furniture<
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 >scholarship was an essential factor<
>of our lives and i was very proud<
>when marian was awarded her<
+PHI BETA KAPPA+
>key in english literature at sdsu<
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>the society du st. sacrement had a vision<
+de SION GEOMANCY+
>leading to the ancient templar castles<
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>knights templar castles in france became a<
>primary part of my effort to trace our<
+VERLOIN de GRUY+
>ancestors in the orient forest where<
>sacred geomancy was developed<
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>michelle morgand the great french violinist<
>who i met on the night train from rome to<
+SYNCHRONICITY+
>paris was filled w/ talent and vision for<
+BIOTRONIC METAPHYSICS+
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>the new york times published a perceptive<
>article about the knights templar sections<
+ANCIENT PARIS+
>of paris that are rich w/ poetic memories<
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+FRENCH HERITAGE+
>this is the mausoleum that i designed for<
>the louisiana french heritage architect<
+FLOATING PAVILION+
>fernand picou in southern louisiana<
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>this was a project i designed when i was<
+SPRING 1959+
>studying at night for the license exam<
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>i found the old blue line prints of this design<
+55 YEAR OLD PRINTS+
>synchronistically this week in my archive<
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>the mausoleum design is based on the<
>columnar nature of the plantations<
+PASSIVE GRACE+
>located in southern louisiana<
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>a floating quality for the massive structure<
+LIFT SLAB DESIGN+
>provided an optically graceful design<
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>the mausoleum is surrounded by a pool<
+FLOATING QUALITY+
>of water providing a peaceful quality<
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>stone relief sculpture, hanging planters and<
>slender columns with metal connections<
+TRAVERTINE STONE+
>combine to provide thoughtful details<
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>original front elevation drawing developed<
+ORIGINAL CONCEPT+
>the major concept just as constructed<
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>this floor plan drawing indicates the<
>design of the different family vaults<
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+THESE DRAWINGS SHALL BECOME+
>eugene ray architect archival gift to<
>the historic new orleans collection<
+PART OF MY THNOC ARCHIVE GIFT+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

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