ARTIST AS ARCHITECT / your house by jean cocteau

+THE AIA DIDN'T IMPRESS+

+AMERICA'S GREATEST+

>(frank lloyd wright<

>bruce goff , soleri<

>bucky fuller etc)<

+ARTIST-ARCHITECTS+

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>(aia=old boy's club)<

+THEY DIDN'T JOIN+

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 >remember that frank gehry turned down<
>usc's offer to head their architecture dept<
+(69) I WAS IN THE RIGHT+
+>PLACE @ RIGHT TIME)+

>when they refused to put it in the "arts"<

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+I WAS DELIGHTED TO TEACH+

+ARCHITECTURE IN THE ART+

>(a house by picasso,cocteau<

>or dali would be fabulous)< !

+DEPT. AT SAN DIEGO STATE+

>(i was able to teach students<

>like talented joe mansfield)<

+(RADIANT ARTS OUR LOVE)+

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 >our last exhibition in delmar california 96 had<
>many "practical" prototypes & many designs<
+(JIM BOURKE, MY 92-94 ASST+
+W/ DAVE FOBES E.D. LOGO)+
>that offered potentials for superior organics<
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 >we proved our leadership in many all<
>california competitions like this one<
+(RESILIENT BIOMORPH+
+RESISTED 94 STORM)+
>at san luis obispo winning 1st place<
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 >frank lloyd wright's buildings in los<
>angeles gave us inspiration (notice<
+(L.A., FLLW FIELD TRIP+
+JOHN STORER HOUSE)+
>brian reading, (sun glasses) who<
>earned "outstanding art student"<
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 >three stars of our silver ship construction<
>(l to r) dennis wooderd, dave fobes, and<
+(RADIANT STARS OF+
+OUR "SILVER SHIP")+
>chris jung at dave's last birthday party<

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>jean cocteau, was not as powerful an artist<

>as picasso, his friendly rival, but he had<

+(COCTEAU HAD COSMIC+

+"SION PRIORY" VISION)+

>cosmic insights that galvanized "vision"<

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 >we proved our construction ability many<
>times over ( i had built all the louisiana<
+(RAILCAR CONVERSION+
+SOLANA BEACH, 1974)+
>buildings i designed, saving money)<
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 >our 1975 sdsu environ design classroom was<
>a mise-en-scene of many cutting edge design<
+(WORLD CLASS DESIGN+
+PROTOTYPES HERE, '75)+
>prototypes w/ my unisphere at left (rear)<
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>it pleases me when our alumni contact me<
>to share their professional progress as time<
+(KEVIN & JASMINE BREKKE+
+PALM SPRINGS, CA., 2014)+
>marches on (here kevin & jasmine brekke<
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>i shall never forget the tireless, devoted<

>help, ralph bowman (right) gave to me<

+(RALPH BOWMAN, FRIEND+

+OF HISTORIC CALIF, 1974)+

>in much difficult historic preservation<

>(john redlinger also in early classes<

>became head sea world architect)<

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>a recent christmas celebration w/ (l to r) mabel<
>bourke, mary lynn hyde (tulane alum board)<
+(THIS BLOG IS MY SUNSET+
+EFFORT THANKS TO YOU+,)
>jim bourke & my beloved wife, marianne<
>(dave & rocio had prior commitments)<
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 >one of the high points of this week was contact<
>w/ arati rangswami one of the best graduate<
+(ARATI'S TETRAHEDRON+
+HOUSE IS EXCELLENT)+ !
>students of my career teaching at sdsu<
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 >yoshi matsuhisa (here w/ his wife) is another<
>of my favorite former grad students and his<
+(PROFESSOR MATSUHISA+
+OSAKA JAPAN AUTUMN)+
>professorship in japan long & illustrious<
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 >the sad side of this long journey, called life,<
>is the loss of beloved family, like marian<
>my wife of 48 years who died much too<
+(POIGNANT MEMORIES+
+LIFE'S >PROFUNDITY<)+
>young…here in dornach, switzerland<
>@ my rudolf steiner exhibition in 94<
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+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
>(sad homage essays<
>never good enough)<

+MARIAN OLSEN RAY+

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 eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu