DRUMS IN THE NIGHT / all souls night in new orleans cemetaries

+HALLOWEEN WAS POWERFUL+

>(nola latin links were dynamic<

>w/>strong afro-maya radiance)<

+IN NOLA & FUELED THE ARTS+

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+"SYNERGETIC ENVIRONMENTS"+

>our friend, professor dave fobes used to say was<

>his favorite< among the >classes i developed for<

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+ / WINNING PROJECTS)+ 

>environmental design< >(architecture) >for sdsu<

>(aia wouldn't allow arch title >but we beat them<

>in >several head on competitions in southern ca)< 

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+"DAY OF THE DEAD"+

+(MEXICAN VERSION)+

>is what they call our "all souls" celebration in<

>new orleans /  >candles are lighted on creole<

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+/ CREOLE CEMETARIES)+

>tombs that have been >freshly white washed as<

>i remember >going out w/ our aunt for this task<

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 >as you know, in new orleans, >light became<
>a >special medium in architecture for me and<
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+ / NOLA TRAYLOR APT)
>became the basis for >biotronic energy work<
>later in california / synergetic environ design<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >when i >lived in new orleans the people<
>raised enough funds to purchase a degas<
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+DEGAS IN NEW ORLEANS)+
>painting of the >blind wife of his brother<
>rene who >sadly left her< for a neighbor<
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 >new orleans possessed many cultural and<
>spiritual creole factors that linked our life<
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+>/ METAPHYSICAL ART)+
>and work back to a  >french heritage that<
>became a basis for metaphysical graphics<
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 >in some of these >graphics the architecture<
>became a >bright, fresh, radiant contrast to<
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+NOLA JUNGLE & RUINS)+
>the jungle and ruins that i found for photos<
>as i walked miles in the back streets of nola<
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 >in new orleans the >french african cultural<
>milieu was a  >dynamic alchemy that gave<
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+ / HECTOR HYPPOLITE)+
>metaphysical graphics< links w/ the french<
>west indies /  >(haiti had hector hyppolite)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>ultimately i >discovered in 1965  >melrose<
>plantation on the >cane river in northern  la<
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+> / FRANCOIS MIGNON)+
>created by a  >french dna designer francois<
>mignon who had a powerful organic vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the >metaphysical graphics that fueled my<
>art was a >companion to radiant color light<
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+ / RADIANT GRAPHICS)+
>energy design w/ graphics of a similar type<
>galvanizing radiant color collage inventions<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in time i have discovered the importance<
>of the >plant kingdom In forests (jungles)<
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+ / THE ORIENT FOREST)+
>that fueled my research & discovery in the<
>french orient forest >(a vital factor in nola)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >a very >rewarding factor of my oeuvre is<
>that i have >embraced our fanily history &<
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+> / FRENCH AMBIENCE)+
>cultural ambience in new orleans & france<
>providing a >vast amount of data for work<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the last project i >designed and built< in the<
>nola vieux carre was the >jazz workshop &<
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+>>> / JAZZ WORKSHOP)+
>it occurs to me that i >failed to mention that<
+(JAZZ HAS RED &+
+> BLUE RANGES)+
>light in the environ >also had a blue range<
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+OUR BLOG HAS  PROVIDED+
>(ability to see the oeuvre<
>causes< >in perspective<
>many thanks prof fobes)<
+MUCH OVERVIEW ABILITY+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>thanks also to tommy mcintosh<
>neal and lorraine pendleton &<
+(TWO CITY B.D.+
+GOOD WISHES)+
>mary lynn hyde for  b.d.wishes<
>(mary ltnn recuperates surgery)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu