RICH & FANTASTIC / "domus" letter & egyptian lessons

+EGYPT'S KING AKHENATEN /+

>(et educated & resourced)<

+LOVED "RICH & FANTASTIC"+

>art and architecture manifestations<

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+TUNIS WAS RICH & FANTASTIC+

>to the powerful artistry of paul klee when,<

>early in his career, he left the snows of< 

+(LIKE MATISSE HE+

+MADE NIRVANA)+ !

>switzerland & germany for a spiritual<

>pilgrimage to the sun of north africa<

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+DOMUS LETTER 1981+

>as i look back on it the letter from domus<

>the great italian architectural magazine<

+("RICH & FANTASTIC"+

+/ WAS DOMUS VIEW )+

>was the most encouraging overview of<

>my first decade's work in california &<

+A LONELY VISION+

>meant much to a very lonely vision<

>(biotronics wasn't taught normally)<

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>paul klee had a fine eye for architecture<

>and environment and it was natural that<

+(RICH & FANTASTIC+

+TUNISIAN COLOR)+

>he became a highly respected master<

>at the bauhaus school in germany<

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 >this letter from marianne lorenz the editor of<
>domus reacts to the radiant (rich) color in my<
+(RICH & FANTASTIC+
+BIOTRONIC WORK)+
>oeuvre as i sent several of my color slides<
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>the famed king tut was the son of akhenaten>
>my favorite egyptian king who had much<
+(RICH & FANTASTIC+
+EGYPTIAN ART)+ !
>devotion to the sun & radiant color with<
>experts stressing his extraterrestrial link<
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>akehnaten relocated his court to "amarna" the<
>city he built in the far remote desert seeking<
+(RICH & FANTASTIC /+
+RADIANT BEAUTY)+
>rich radiance for his daughters, seen here,<
>(notice the elongated heads w/ et links)<
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>this image from king tut's funeral ceremony<
>displays the conical hat of egyptian kings<
+(RICH & FANTASTIC+
+CONICAL HATS)+ !
>rich and fantastic with biotronic energy<
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 >king tut's necklace is devoted to nekhbet<
>the solar goddess holding the symbol<
+(RICH & FANTASTIC+
+ET- INFINITE LINK)+
>for infinity linking to extraterrestrials<
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>at tulane university my color-light-energy<
>exploration included this mfa exhibition<
+(RICH & FANTASTIC+
+/ BIO-RADIANCE)+ !
>and three radiant vieux carre projects<
>(photo by friend-alum john messina)<
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 >the final amalgam of my new orleans<
>work reached a stage in 1969 w/ my<
+(RICH & FANTASTIC+
+FOR AKHENATEN)+
>hope it would appeal to akhenaten<
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 >a double dome residence is very strong<
>structurally and filled w/ the strongest<
+(RICH & FANTASTIC+
+BIO-RADIANCE)+
>of radiant electromagnetic biotronics<
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 >at sdsu i had a vision galvanized by my<
>work in new orleans constructing and<
+(RICH & FANTASTIC+
+BIO-RADIANCE)+
>testing the most biotronic of environs<
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 >marian my beloved first wife was w/ me<
>in paris in 1985-86 when the french were<
+(RICH & FANTASTIC+
+PARIS BIENNIAL 85)+
>kind in including my radiant concepts in<
>paris biennial +french arch-energy com.<
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>from my studio in the sansouci forest this<
>small conversion of a garage to a family<
+(RICH & FANTASTIC+
+AN EARLY WORK)+
>room was my first color effort for others<
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>the egyptian "ankh", hanging from the king's<
>arm, is their talisman for >eternal life< and<
+(RICH & FANTASTIC+
+the ANKH & DJED)+
>coptic christians adopted it for "eternity"<
>(google : eugene ray / djed device) ref<
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 >the fruit and vegetables of egypt, new orleans<
>and california are our shared energy bond &<
+(RICH & FANTASTIC /+
+our PLANET EARTH)+
>remind us of our brotherhood on this planet<
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+PLANET EARTH NURTURES US+
>(nature is our best guide)<
+& WE NEED TO NURTURE IT+ !
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eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu