JUNGLE METAPHYSICS / last exhibition in brasilia

+THE PLANT KINGDOM+

>has been important to the lives of my brothers<

>and myself and yes we thank our mother and<

>father, both who loved gardening, ( our dad<

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>had a large "victory garden"during the war)<

>but i believe our french planter ancestors<
>"genetic memory" also played a role<
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+JUNGLE METAPHYSICS+

>the first two images of tonight's blog<

>offer a comprehensive overview of<

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>the power of the genetic memory<

>to effect our metaphysical life<

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+(READ BETSY SWANSON on+
>("terre haute de barataria"/ <
>two very important books)<
+deGRUY in the BARATARIA)+
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 >in about 1830 the degruy plantation was<
>twice larger then the city of new orleans<
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+NEW ORLEANS VOUDOU++
>and filled w/ african music and magic<
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 >a head of the lsu school of design liked my<
>metaphysical graphics & i am grateful that<
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+/ MAIL ART GRAPHICS)+
>moving to california caused me to develop<
>mail art graphics into a major art medium<
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 >tropical cuban cigar box labels were excellent<
>folk graphics for metaphysical expression of<
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+/ SUGAR PLANTATION)+
>new orleans ancestors family plantation life<
>(read swanson's "terre haute de barataria")<
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 >cousin phil de gruy has become a large force<
>in the new orleans music world that stretches<
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+>>> / PHIL de GRUY)+
>to new york, los angeles & beyond /we shall<
>hear him play at chikie wah wah , oct. 23rd<
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 >in the mid 1960s i commissioned don davey,<
>new orleans artist, to paint a portrait of my<
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+CAVAROC TOWNHOUSE)+
>beloved wife marian after seeing his work<
>sketching the cavaroc townhouse above<
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 >introduction of my year 2000 overview of<
>radiant architecture to nicholas ouroussoff<
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+> / BIOTRONIC DESIGN)+
>was an entirely new view of construction<
>for l.a. times critic w/ standard education<
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 >i credit my work in new orleans as<
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>the beginning of biotronic concepts<
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>the jazz work shop was progendered<

+(CREOLE & COSMIC)+
>by french ancestry & a ufo sighting<
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 >in california the work expanded w/<
+(BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>many biotronic radiant prototypes<
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 >the california desert became my<
+(DESERT INCIDENTS)+
>focus for a large research center<
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 >after retiring from my university position at<
>sdsu in 1996 i had the time to write this<
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>overview of my development of radiant<
>biotronic concepts & a research center<
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 >this collage graphic expresses the importance<
>of the knights templar, st bernard, gruy family<
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+>>/ TEMPLAR DESIGN+
>orient forest around troyes france in the life &<
>work of our gruy ancestors at new orleans<
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 >perhaps the most profound exhibition i ever<
>mounted was this one in brasilia the capital<
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+>BRAZILIA EXHIBITION)+
>of brazil where i was invited to lecture and<
>show the graphics of radiant architecture<
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+LITTLE DID I REALIZE THIS+
+WOULD BE MY LAST TIME+
>(upon arrival home malaria<
>devestated me completely)<
+FOR AN INTERNATIONAL+
>(this blog has been my<
>renewed studio-(cast)<
+EXHIBITION & LECTURE+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu<