BARATARIA JUNGLE SAFARI / sansouci jungle harvest

+CLAUDE MONET+HENRI MATISSE+

+HENRI ROUSSEAU &  MAX ERNST+

>google : eugene ray / plant kingdom<

+JOIN ME TONIGHT in the "JUNGLE"+  

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>these four great painters embraced the<

>plant kingdom with love awe & much<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>/ JUNGLE RADIANCE)+

>intense and talented detail expression<

>(rousseau's jungle painting's special)< 

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+LEONARDO DA VINCI+

>also loved the organic environment &<

>designed a >tall villa which was built<

>on the appian way in the recent past,

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+PROFESSOR MAX CONRAD+

>my old colleague at LSU where he has<

>been a great leader in the department<

+(I DEDICATE TONIGHT'S+

+BLOG TO MAX @ LSU)+

>of landscape architecture for many<

>years & is attending asla conf now<

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 >max ernst has produced many fascinating "jungle"<
>paintings w/ great intense detail & in many cases<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ UFO MOTHERSHIP)+
>incorporating ufo like radiant objects >hovering<
>(max ernst is not to be confused w/max conrad)<
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 >retro-design is normally not my cup of tea, but this<
>one is rather fascinating, in that the italian prince<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY / +
+da VINCI VILLA DESIGN)+
>ludovisi's family owned this leonardo design in<
>their ancient library for many templar centuries<
>(the verticality & appian way "jungle"are vital)<
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 >genetic memory of the admiral de bresse radiates<
>my bresse-savoy-degruy dna when i see claude<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ LIGURIAN RIVIERA)+
>monet's painting of bordaghera on the italian<
>riviera rich w/ italian ligurian jungle flavor<
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 >this ancient cemetery in the garden district of<
>new orleans finds the jungle plant kingdom<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ SAULET PLANTATION)+
>taking over despite its urban location near<
>our saulet ancestors plantation location<
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 >in the autumn of 1956, max conrad of nola<
>and i found ourselves in a baton rouge, lsu<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ MAX CONRAD+
>class, under prof. robert reich learning this<
>was a popular, blue plumbago capensis<
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 >in that same period, henri matisse, on the french<
>ligurian riviera at nice (formerly of bresse-savoy<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>/ HENRI MATISSE)+
>had designed a chapel for pere couturier and<
>developed an amazing jungle painting oeuvre<
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 >on a pilgrimage to tahiti, matisse had discovered<
>the leaves of the fabulous breadfruit tree that he<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ TAHITI POLYNESIA)+
>perceptivly adopted into his paintings & paper<
>cut-out collage that brought him much fame<
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 >while matisse painted his jungles in nice i built<
>our precious jungle home in the sansouci forest<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ SANSOUCI FOREST)+
>where the night sounds inspired my oeuvre &<
>color-light-energy emerged a living passion<
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>at the same time near our ray-bresse plantation<

>country in north louisiana, francois mignon<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+> / FRANCOIS MIGNON)+

>had created a most impressive jungle milieu<

>for mrs cammie henry at melrose plantation<

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 >eight years earlier in the summer of 1952 i<
>had photographed our brother ranny in the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ NOLA VIEUX CARRE)+
>jungle of his dumaine street cottage where<
>he and wife mabelle were popular artists<
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 >of course it was "le douanier", henri rousseau,<
>admired by picasso, who had "jungle visions"<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ HENRI ROUSSEAU)+
>in the beginning of the 20th century that had<
>inspired gauguin to go to french polynesia<
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 >last month in the barataria jungle near the indian<
>mound plantation house of jean baptiste degruy<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+INDIAN MOUND HOUSE)+
>and his montaut de monberaud bride i found<
>the flowers of their dramatic life awaiting us<
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>synchronistically, in this same barataria jungle<
>around the time of the first world war our<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ GEORGE STAIGG+
>mother's brother, george staigg jr, swam<
>here in the first tarzan movie ever made<
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+GEORGE STAIGG JR. OUR UNCLE+
+SETTLED IN STUDIO CITY AND+
>(his swimming made him famous<
>at the beverly hills hotel / he was<
>southern swim champ at 17 yrs ,<
>his cavaroc mother was special)<
+WAS OUR HOST DURING OUR+
+FIRST VISIT TO CALIFORNIA+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu