LOVE IN THE SOUTH SEAS 2 / tahiti, sansouci forest, lajolla

+ORSON WELLES+

>once said " a movie studio is the best toy<

>a boy ever had"….this blog is my movie<

>studio & this series on french polynesia<

+(POLYNESIA IS THE >MOST+

+BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE+

+OF MY >EARTHLY LIFE)<+

>i hope you enjoy as much as i do with<

>memory of the beautiful tahitian days<

>& our >beautiful sansouci residence<

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+SANSOUCI FOREST+

>with marian, derek & bronwen (bron was<

>born while we lived there and today is<

>her birthday />happy birthday bron) !<

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+>> / SANSOUCI FOREST)+

>was my constructed synthesis of our<

>jungle & our glazed pavilion house<

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 >our sansouci forest glass house entry was<
>filled w/ much art of my brother & myself<
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 >marian in our >dining room which opened to<
>a wood deck built around a big magnolia tree<
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>our sansouci forest "jungle pavilion" was the<
>most beautiful experience i ever had w/ my<
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+> / TROPIC SYNDROME)+
>beautiful bride marian and young children<
>this progendered marian & i in polynesia<
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 >bengt danielson's great book " gauguin<
>in the south seas" was published 1966<
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+>>> / PAUL GAUGUIN)
>in the middle of our sansouci forest yrs<
>& was an inspiration to"radiant"vision<
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 >this photo is an example of a >group i<
>purchased at the san diego swap meet<
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+> / TAHITI PILGRIMAGE)+
>of vintage polynesian photos from an<
>early tahiti, moorea, bora bora visitor<
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 >typical collage page from one of two archival<
>books i have assembled on our pilgrimages to<
>french polynesia have a s.d. "red sails inn"ppc<
+(COLLAGE EXPRESSES TAHITI+
+INSPIRATION FOR MY WORK)+
>(we dine there often), 2 tahitian photos one a<
>vintage, & a photo of my tulane exhibition<
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>"metaphysical graphics" was a major medium<
>of expression after our south sea pilgrimages<
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+FRENCH TROPIC SYNDROME)+
>reflecting our love for the organic elements<
>of the french tropic syndrome in polynesia<
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 >encased under acid-proof pages of my archive<
>are organic elements from tahiti like these big<
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+>/ FRENCH POLYNESIA)+
>breadfruit leaves of captain cook so famous<
>in books about the history of fr. polynesia<
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 >bengt and marie therese have both passed on<
>but have left a legendary history along with<
+(READ : "KON-TIKI: ACROSS+
+THE PACIFIC IN A RAFT")+
>thor heyerdahl the leader of their >famous<
>kon-tiki 1947 trans pacific raft expedition<
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>my beloved wife marian loved tahiti as<
>much as i and we bought several of the<
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+/ MARIAN OLSEN RAY)+
>colorful tropical gowns typical of the<
>polynesian love for >color radiance<
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 >the postage stamps of tahiti are works of<
>folk graphic art as they are in france and<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ COLLAGE GRAPHICS)+
>i made an effort to include them in my<
>collage >metaphysical art graphics<
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 >the french tropic syndrome has fueled many<
>large archival books in my oeuvre and shall<
+(THE BLOG AS A >NEW+
+FORM OF CREATIVITY)+
>continue to feed this blog for as long as i<
>can / the goal is to expand as a new art<
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+POST SCRIPT+
>motion pictures don't move… they are<
>seen in succession & express a story<
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+BLOG AS ART >MEDIUM)+
>or provide documenta on a theme<
>such as art, architecture or life<
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+MY HOPE IS THAT THIS+
+BLOG HAS A >FUTURE+
>(important objectives<
>sought and reached)<
+LINKING >ART & LIFE+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu