MARIANNE IN EUROPE 1955 / ashley paints / blog as cinematic art form

+THUNDER, LIGHTNING, RAIN+

>unheard of at this time of year was our joy<

>at dawn this morning and since marianne<

+(WE ARE >DEEP< INTO+

+a SERIOUS DROUGHT)+

>had oral surgery yesterday it came with a<

>extra feeling of relief from daily concern<

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+EURO 1955 IMAGES+

>taken by marianne & her friend laura in<

>their "grand tour" of europe in 6 weeks<

>of 1955, celebrating graduations are the<

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+MARIANNE CONWAY RAY)+

>features of todays blog images, along w/<

>my homage to orson welles, film genius<

>& my extensions of cinematic potentials< 

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+LIFE AS ART AS CINEMA+

>(my 1970 unisphere<

>was a home studio<

>documenting >life <

>on spheroid screen)<

+CINEMA AS ART OF LIFE+

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>popular "selfless" today supports my<

>1970 theory that artistic people such<

>as angela picard and nilly gill on our<

+(ALSO IN >1970< I SAW+

+the BLOG ART FORM<+

+BROADCAST STUDIO)+

>Facebook become >own movie stars<

>w/ unisphere providing living studio<

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>marianne was recuperating from an illness<
>just before christmas when >santa showed<
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>up in her bedroom ringing >>bells of joy<<
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>marianne and i >shall see my granddaughter<
>ashley (artist) for the first time in october w/<
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>great anticipation as she looks much like our<
+(LESLEY'S DAUGHTER)+
>mother, gladys marie staigg ray (auburn hair)<
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 >cinema , >the great "seventh art" of our time<
>has meant much to my life (do you remember<
>harold darling's lajolla, "unicorn cinema")<&<
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>as i >explained to my students, >"cinema" is<
>still images flashed before your eyes in line"<
>/i developed mail art packets as cinema form<
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 >orson welles was another of those artists<
>w/ multi talents…his quote "a film studio<
>is the greatest toy a boy ever had" was in<
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+>>> / ENVIRON MEDIA)+
>my ears each year when i taught "environ<
>media" one of the classes i wrote @ sdsu<
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 >the cinematic aspects of this blog are vital<
>to my view of this blog as a work of art &<
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>to see that clearly please see my Facebook<
>page today for >2 google blog image rolls<
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 >it pleases me that i saw on >Facebook reports<
>by film arts expert neil kendricks reflecting his<
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>admiration for the cinema of orson welles and<
>ingmar bergman, two of my favorite / ingmar<
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+BERGMAN'S, MAGICIAN)+
>bergman's >introspective films an inspiration<
>to this blog & >welles euro visions, fabulous<
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 >every family has >vernacular photos of travels<
>such as >marianne and i enroute to england &<
>the challenge is to report >as art< / >n this case<
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>in high seas & fog, at dinner, >the captain on<
>the loudspeaker "we are right over the titanic"<
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 >marianne and her >los angeles friend< laura<
>toured >europe in 1955< >visiting versailles<
>which is >amazingly synchronistic since our<
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+de GRUY / VERSAILLES)+
>de gruy ancestor left there in december 1738<
>arriving nola< via san domingo march 1739<
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 >my favorite of marianne's tour photos<
>is special w/ the eiffel tower a symbol<
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>of france & also >"kit of parts" design<
>which was vital to my teaching effort<
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 >as you may guess >these photos of marianne<
>in >paris (above) and the loire valley< create<
>much happiness for me now (60 years later)<
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+/ MARIANNE / FRANCE)+
>as i have taken marianne back to all of these<
>radiant places & have >written much of this<
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 >this is because of the pigeons one of the most<
>photographed spots (st. marks square, venice)<
>in the world and the >setting where in the cafe<
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>enjoyed by cagliostro we listened to orchestras<
>play in >lamp light around the beautiful square<
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 >a rare photo angle in which >the photographer<
>has an opportunity to >document the viewer &<
>what she is seeing / in this case more of london<
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+BLOOMSBURY, LONDON)+
>(when in london stay in >bloomsbury near the<
>british museum, bookshops & >covent garden)<
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 >in >london< marianne and i >enjoyed the hotel<
>russell jn russell square, a huge victorian "pile"<
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>where the >capsular shower< w/ many jets was<
>so >complicated< an engineer must advise use<
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+LONDON BOOKSHOPS+
>have provided some of the >best books<
>in my library and the >theatre in london<
>is probably the >best in the entire world<
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>i have written much about the excellent<
>architectural schools, bloomsbury locus<

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+PHANTOM OF THE OPERA)+

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eugene ray mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu