POLYNESIAN RADIANCE / hawaii, tahiti, moorea, bora bora

+"ENCOUNTERS WITH PARADISE"+

>"views of hawaii and its people"<

+"1778-1941"+

>is a magnificent catalog by david w. forbes<

>of historical graphics published in 1992<

>by the >honolulu academy of arts<

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+TONIGHT'S FIRST FIVE IMAGES+
>from this catalog captures the radiant<
>organic world of the polynesian isles<
+(FOR OUR COUSINS+
+GARY & CURTIS w/+
+CAVAROC LINKS)+
>of hawaii similar to those of tahiti<
>(homage/george staigg & duke k)<
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+TAHITI-MOOREA-BORA BORA+
>have been my joy to experience with<
>my first blessed wife, marian during<
+(FRENCH ISLANDS OF+
+THE SOUTH PACIFIC)+

>her final battle with breast cancer /<

>marian adored the radiant beauty<

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 >i have written much about our five safari<
>pilgrimages to tahiti, moorea & bora bora<
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+>>/ TAHITI & MOOREA)+
>where organic design of coconut objects,<
>furniture & the bungalows was special<
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 >radiant reds and yellows were the colors of<
>polynesian royalty w/ feathers of tropical<
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+>/ TROPIC SYNDROME)+
>birds turning their clothing into attire of<
>great splendor & arcadian celebration< !

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 >the breadfruit and philodendron leaves were<
>such an influence on matisse he developed<
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+>> / HENRI MATISSE)+
>his famed cut-out paper collage art form as<
>a reflection of his undying love for tropics<
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 >the coconut palm thatched vernacular bungalows<
>of the polynesian islands are magnificent & were<
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+ LAJOLLA BUNGALOWS)+
>vital to my research paper in the successful effort<
>to save the two oldest california cove bungalows<
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 >these are the five images from "encounters with<
>paradise" w/ focus on the hawaiian islands and<
+(THINKING OF TONY CIANI+
+, JOE TABLER & OTHERS)+
>it is easy to understand why hawaii is such a<
>treasured destination by all our californians<
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 >i dedicate this photo of the most famous<
>modern hawaiian, duke kahanamoku to<
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+>>/ GEORGE STAIGG)+
>cousin gary "duke" clark whose grand<
>father swam as tarzan in the1917 film<
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 >this, my favorite photo of tahiti, was taken by<
>henri matisse during his pilgrimage in the<
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+>> / PAUL GAUGUIN)+
>1930s when he found the memory of the<
>inspired gauguin still alive in old tahiti<
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 >two pages from my notebook of 1995 reflect<
>the design effort i was making in regard to a<
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+/ ECO MUNDO RESORT)+
>tropical baja beach resort down along the<
>radiant gulf of california coast at mulege<
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 >a modern "convertible" aerodyne, sports beach<
>bungalow is one of the prototypes i designed<
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+CONVERTIBLE BUNGALOWS)+
>as part of the concerted effort for housing at<
>eco mundo & other tropical seaside sites<
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 >this sketch of my design for a natural history<
>museum at eco mundo illustrates my vision<
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+NATURAL MISTORY MUSEUM)+
>for a >conical< roofed biotronic structure<
>as opposed to the standard low roofed type<
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 >earlier i had designed a tropical inspired<
>modern bungalow as a "kit of parts" type<
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+/ "KIT OF PARTS" DESIGN)+
>of do it yourself assembly housing for<
>beach settings along the baja coast<
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 >for scholars who may find interest in the<
>harvest of our field trips to tahiti i have<
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+> COLLAGE GRAPHICS)+
>binder books filled w/ collage graphics<
>of our five 1990s tahitian pilgrimages<
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>an important aspect of life in polynesia is that<

>vital, organic, & secretive world of divination<

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+>>>>/ DEVINATION)+

>that fascinated gauguin & inspired my piece<

>on the zombies in the back streets of papeete<

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    +HEAT-SEEDS-SOIL+

       +RAIN & LIGHT+

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  >alchemy of the french<
+TROPIC SYNDROME+

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>note : for interesting insight to a special<

+(LUNCH IN BENGT DANIELSON'S+

+BUNGALOW COMPOUND, 1990s)+

>experience we had in tahiti please….<

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+/ BENGT DANIELSON+

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eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu