NOLA JUNGLE RADIANCE / pilgrimage 2014

+CREOLE NEW ORLEANS+

>is a fabulous place where >french-african<

>super reality has synergized a vision that<

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+>/ AFRICAN VOUDOU+

>combines the organic with the cosmic<

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+JUNGLE RADIANCE+

>of the tropic syndrome inspired french art<

>in the vision of edgar degas in the 1870s<

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+> / EDGAR DEGAS, also+

+> / ODILON REDON)+

>when he visited his mother's people and<

>odilon redon when he visited my people<

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+BETWEEN 1965 &1970+

>i was able to construct three projects in<

>thé vieux carre following five years of<

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+COLOR-LIGHT-ENERGY)+ 

>building an affordable >post & beam<

>oeuvre in the jungles of the feliciana<

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+PHIL de GRUY & TOMMY MCINTOSH+

>are impressive artists creating impressive work<

>of the ancient jungle streets of old new orleans<

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+/ TROPIC SYNDROME)+

>where i struggled myself to follow a vision of<

>biotronic, cosmic & organic >transcendence<

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 >looking in the face of phil de gruy i see<
>the radiant soul of my grandmother's<
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+>/ VERLOIN de GRUY)+
>french >tropic syndrome< family<
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>cousin phil de gruy as seen this year at<

>"chiki wha wha" a very popular night<

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+NOLA CREATIVE VISION)+

>club, bar, cafe out canal st. near the<

>building i drew for curtis & davis<

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 >beyond this gate on 2nd st. in the nola garden<
>district and across the courtyard was my most<
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+>/ 9TH WARD HOUSING)+
>fascinating office-studio where i drew the<
>design for affordable 9th ward housing<
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 >the jungle wins in new orleans quite often /<
>covington shutters must be closed at night<
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 >new orleans is laid out such that a few blocks<
>from my radiant garden district 2nd st. studio<
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+/ TROPICAL CYCLONES)+
>this ancient house is being devoured by the<
>jungle vines of the french tropic syndrome<
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 >new orleans inspires artists like tommy mcintosh<
>using his state of the art i-mac to create videos of<
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+/ RADIANT CINEMA)+
>musicians like phil de gruy to spread nola music<
>around a video spectrum of the world wide web<
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 >out in laplace a tropical village in saint charles<
>parish (where the verloin degruy had several<
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+>/ ST. CHARLES PARISH+
>of the indigo plantations) tommy mcintosh<
>makes jazz videos of his cinematography<
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 >lunch on the veranda of the audubon park golf<
>club is nothing short of an old south occasion<
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+FOUCHER PLANTATION)+
>with french bread the vital ingredient of all<
>menu items, especially red beans & rice<
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 >after a wonderfully nourishing day w/ tommy<
>chris & zac mcintosh (chris & zac handed us<
>"drive in" daiquiris upon arrival) we arrived<
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+>/ MARY LYNN HYDE)+
>at the old foucher plantation, audubon park,<
>where mary lynn hyde met us for lunch<
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>the ambience of the old foucher-de bore family<
>plantations is still vivid here and i have written<
>much about king louis phillippe head of the<
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+>/ CHARLES GAYARRE)+
>french templar-masons staying here and the<
>building of the cotton centennial fair here<
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 >the new orleans jungle has won here<
>/the roof is completely vine covered<
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 >it reminds me of my exhibition in brazil<
>/ vines completely covered a highway<
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>mary lynn hyde not only hosted us for three<
>nights in her beautiful townhouse she found<
+(AFRO-FRENCH JUNGLE WINS+
+IN OUR >OLD NEW ORLEANS)+
>this world class tropical urban house where<
>"plant kingdom"< has become"vital factor"<
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+OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO+
+MARY LYNN HYDE & TOMMY+
+CHRIS & ZAC MCINTOSH FOR+
>(thanks also to >marianne's son<
>stephen laub cinematographer<
>who introduced us to tommy)< !
+THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT+
+OF A WONDERFUL SAFARI+ !
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu