LEARNING FROM MATISSE / architecture is situation not object

+COLOR=LIGHT=ENERGY+

+/ BIOTRONIC RADIANCE+

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>radiant architecture, my vision w/ biotronic energy<

>has been aided by field trips to the south of france<

+(RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+

+/ SITUATION NOT OBJECT)+

>and in particular studying the life of artists there<

>artists are the best architects proven many times<

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+"MATISSE :   A WAY OF LIFE+

+IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE"+

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>is the book that i recommend for discussion<
>of the "world" of a very talented french<
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>artist at nice in the south of france<
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+ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES+
+IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE IS+
>(locus of degruy villeneuve<
>provencal duke ancestors)<
+MATISSE'S VENCE CHAPEL+
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>this great rizzoli book, translated from the french<
>written by jean bernard naudin is an impressive<
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+/ VILLE FRANCHE+
>introduction into the ambience of a great artist<
>(jean cocteau chapel at villeneuve is near by)<
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 >my two radiant wives, marian & marianne<
>loved the glorious beauty of the city >nice<
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+/ PIERRE BONNARD+
>as much as i and so did many artists like<
>chagall, bonnard, matisse, & cocteau<
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>one of the major reasons i selected lajolla to<
>build my silver ship was the radiant light so<
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+/ SILVER SHIP STUDIO)+
>healthful coupled w/ the sea's negative ions<
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>i spent much time in the matisse museum at >cimiez<
>studying the magic of the artist's metamorphosis of<
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+/ COLOR & LIGHT+
>his seaside environment into his radiant paintings<
>(cimiez is a radiant suburb of ancient roman nice)<
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 >matisse lived on the top floor of a hotel in nice<
>facing the sea and never returned to the north,<
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+/ SOUTH OF FRANCE+
>of france where grey grim days are common<
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 >it is interesting that matisse discovered morocco<
>in nice, just as i discovered the mayan yucatan<
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>in new orleans…which was vital to both of us<
>(eventually he went as far south as polynesia)<
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 >we are very nourished by matisse paintings of<
>fruit and flowers which we learn are fantastic<
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+/ RADIANT ENERGY+
>energy translators architects can learn from<
>(russian models were also vital to his day)<
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>it was buckminster fuller who suggested that<
>artists "open the doors" and yes, whatever<
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+/ BUCKY FULLER+
>contributions i have made i thank artistry<
>(a table top central to his nice ambience)<
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+ARTISTRY IS ESSENTIAL TO+
>(frank gehry turned down<
>u.s.c. as they refused to<
>put architecture in the<
>department of art)<
+TRANSCENDENTAL VISION+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu