SUPER-REAL GRAPHICS / leonardo's metaphysical life in his notebooks

+THE NIGHTLY BLOG+

>as an opportunity to express inner metaphysics<

>follows in the footsteps of years of expressing<

+(XEROGRAPHY & +

+COLLAGE MEDIA)+

>this urge via an expansion of mail art graphics<

>with affordable xerographics providing media<

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+LEONARDO's NOTEBOOKS+

>were a >combination< of his designs and his<

>inner metaphysics< and >suggest a prototype<

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+ / LEONARDO da VINCI+

>for >studying his working artistic mechanics<

>it has been rewarding to study his notebooks<

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+SURREALISM+

>is a >fascinating franco-latin art medium<

>that expanded like a tropical wild flower<

+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+

+ / SUPER-REAL GRAPHICS+

>vine in paris led by that brainy visionary<

>andre breton & >joined by many talents<

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+RADIANT-ENERGY >STRUCTURES+

+ARE THE >RESULT< OF A PASSION+

>(gratitude : appolinaire, breton, ernst /<

>leonardo, duchamp, dali, bunuel, etc)< 

+FOR >SUPER-REAL REVELATIONS+

+FOUND ONLY in ARTISTIC VISION+ ! 

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 >only posterity shall >determine the value of<
>my life's work but whatever it is i credit the<
+(GOOGLE :>>>> EUGENE RAY /+
+TRANSCENDENT MANIFESTS)+
>artistic orientation for whatever positive can<
>be determined / especially, super-real vision<
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>the true story behind this >metaphysical graphic is<
>a real life experience that francine du plessix gray<
+(GOOGLE :>>>>>>>>> EUGENE RAY /+
+ROME-PARIS OVERNIGHT EXPRESS)+
>would be inspired by to >write an intire book from<
>it includes talented paris musicians & french royals<
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>packets of photo collage xerox graphics were<
>sent to friends and relatives for over 25 years<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+CORRESPONDENCE ART)+
>expressing the >metaphysical inner being that<
>galvanized my >daily creative oeuvre< effort<
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 >photographs were >always vital to my mail<
>art packet effort. >as was collage / my own<
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+/ METAPHYSICAL ART)+
>photos or picture post cards purchased from<
>my friend-former student asst ralph bowman<
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 >this >metaphysical effort was encouraged by<
>research into our >degruy, cavaroc, bresse & <
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ TROPIQUE, MAGIQUE)+
>ray family history that took me into a organic<
>plantation world< that >french dna embraced<
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 >increased research daily takes me deeper<
>into french metaphysics that includes the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ EGYPTOLOGY / CINEMA)+
>long french devotion to egyptology plus<
>a passion for >cinema as a vital art form<
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 >one of the most >fascinating aspects of french<
>history are >golden bees found in the tomb of<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+  / MEROVINGIAN BEES)+
>the >merovingian king dagobert that relates to<
>our degruy >magny fouchard chateau heritage<
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 >synchronicity : this times picayune roto mag<
>issue in nola was devoted to surrealistic type<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / D. ERIC BOOKHARDT)+
>buildings in the eccentric city / photos & text<
>by >dear marian's childhood neighbor friend<
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 >in the early 1960s >i constructed< an unusual<
>rather super-realistic residence in gretna a new<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / TIMES PICAYUNE)+
>orleans suburb that was published in the local<
>times picayune >sunday newspaper magazine<                                                                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>marian, dad, lise, lu (holding lesly) my wonderful<

>new orleans family (except my >brothers ranny &<

+(A FAMILY>LIKE FRIENDS+

+A >PRECIOUS TREASURE)+

>walker, and uncle lloyd) all devoted to me which<

>touches my heart / >(i could never thank enough)<

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 >our >ray / degruy family in new orleasns was<
>on the surface a warm, typical, friendly french<
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+ / RANDOLPH J. RAY JR)+
>heritage extended creole family >after careful<
>detail scrutiny >ranny's radiant talent emerges<          

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+THE SUNDAY TIMES PICAYUNE+

+HAD ALREADY PUBLISHED MY+

>(drawn in one afternoon<

>for curtis & davis, n.o.)<

+DESIGN FOR A >HUGE PROJECT+

+for >MASS ECONOMY HOUSING+

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>when the jazz workshop was published<

>just before we left new orleans forever<

+(WE LEFT NEW ORLEANS+

+IN A >BLAZE OF LIGHT<)+

>plus the same year, 1969, the traylor apt<

>in thé vieux carre was published in n.y.<

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+"AMERICAN HOME" MAGAZINE+
+PUBLISHED TRAYLOR APT. IN+
>wonderful color photography<
>by friend, alum john messina<
>(john negotiated publication<
>/check out his tuscon www)<
+NEW YORK / >SPRING OF 1969<+
+JOHN FORCE OF PUBLICATION+
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>note : although john is a talented<
>architect w/ a fine career, he has<
>resumed his photographic career<
+(JOHN MESSINA :
+-ARCHITECT /
+PHOTOGRAPHER)+
>which is very impressive / please<
>see : www.jmessina-architect.net<
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+JOHN MESSINA like DAVE FOBES+
+COGNIZANT-MATURE-TALENTS+
>talented, professional, friends, alums<
>w/ touching >empathy for the work<
>both aware of my personal struggle<
>(my heart filled w/ much gratitude)< !
+BOTH TOOK  >KIND INTEREST<+
+IN MY WORK @ >VITAL TIMES<+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu