FRANCE MY LOVE / surrealism, cinema & blood

+GRATITUDE+

>for your kind messages ref. our presentation<

>at sdsu….it was a profound experience for<

>marianne & …i shall always remember it< !

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+TOM DAVIS+

>environ design alumnus of 1974..  grad 78,<

>sent me another of his impressive research< 

>papers. this one "the evolution of french<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>>>/ TOM DAVIS)+

>arts" relates to our french family history< 

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+GENETIC MEMORY+

>is a powerful facet of life that each of us is<

>guided by and i have enjoyed very much<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>/ GENETIC MEMORY)+

>as it has galvanized much of my oeuvre<
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+PARIS, FRANCE+

>is a fantastic city that lives and breathes art.<

>that is filled with an amazing art history &<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>>/ PARIS FRANCE)+

>i can understand why clarence opted to<

>be buried in its pere lechaise cemetery<

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 >parisian french was spoken by our parents<
>and the cavaroc heritage in bordeaux was<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ CAVAROC MEMERE)+
>a vital factor in our mothers view of life<
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>egypt & sumeria was vital in our families<
>vision of world history and this pendent<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>/ SUMERIAN UFO+)
>of ancient sumeria illustrating their ufo<
>et interface would be much treasured<
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 >scholarship was important in our home as<
>was devinition and our cavaroc "memere"<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY+
+MARVELOUS BOOKSHOP)+
>taught us to read in a french history book<
>of louisiana at the tender age of four<
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 >as seen in ancient reliefs of sumeria, egypt, <
>france & the maya the dna "tree of life" was<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/MEROVINGIAN DNA)+
>important to a cosmic perspective of history<
>(rennes le château meroving. manuscripts)<
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 >all of my creative life in the arts can be<
>traced to our family history in france &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ ARTIST ARCHITECT)+
>louisiana where it is deeply ingrained<
>artist robt. delaunay playing vital role<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ ROBERT DELAUNAY)+
>synchronistically de launay derived<
>from famed french regal de aulnay<
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+MARIANNE & I SAW DELAUNAY'S+
>(i have written about dave fobes<
>& my links w/ delaunay circles<
>via cosmic symbology circles)<
+CIRCLES @ S.D. MUS. ART TODAY+
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 >the de ray castle at "ray sur saone" france is<
>near besancon where charles nodier, victor<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ ADELE FOUCHER)+
>hugo and adele foucher (his wife) were a<
>living reflection of strong templar history<
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>the famed poussin painting "shepherds of<
>arcadia" was hidden by louis xiv because<
>of merovingian dna but col. de gruy our<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ DUKE de BRIENE)+
>ancestor (related to briene duke) saw &
>told to duke de briene to purchase it<
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>deep in the soul of cosmic consciousness<
>& the roots of templar architecture with<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>/ GOLDEN MEAN)+
>leonardo da vinci & lecorbusier stars<
>the "golden mean" shines brightly<
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 >"nature is our best guide" was my advice to<
>environ design students & biomorphics, such<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+BIOMORPHIC STRUCTURE)+
>as this magnificent anemone, are treasures<
>of inspiration for many future generations<
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 >it is illuminating to comprehend a perspective<
>of one's family history as in this case of the<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY / +
+ADMIRAL, DUKE de BRESSE)+
>duke de bresse who took power of savoy<
>lands, castles and navy w/ templar ships<
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+LOUISE de SAVOY+
>daughter of admiral, duke de bresse became<
>the mother of french king francois I, who<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY / +
+VILLEFRANCHE SUR MER)+
>was educated w/ gruy at the french court<
>both working to bring davinci to france<
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 >the architect, st bernard de clairvaux, master<
>of sacred geomancy architecture w/ orient<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+TEMPLAR ARCHITECTURE)+
>forest knights templar degruy family links<
>was the most brilliant man of his epoch<
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 >in 1996 when i came down w/ malaria after<
>an exhibition in brazilia, i retired from the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ METAPHYSICAL ART)+
>teaching duties at sdsu & turned myself<
>to >metaphysical graphics< in binders<
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 >the metaphysical graphics have made use of<
>much research into our family french history<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ ARCADIAN SETTINGS)+
>and the photography of key arcadian loci<
>found w/ gruy related castles & chateau<
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+>"MEDITERRANIAN ARCADIA"<+

+HAS BEEN MY CLASSROOM &+

>(it has never failed me in<

>finding nirvana on earth)<

+STUDIO FOR MANY YEARS of+

+TRANSCENDENT RESEARCH+

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eugene ray, mfa,  architect

professor emeritus, sdsu