RADIANT JUNGLE MAGIC / orient, barataria, yucatan, brasilia,

+TROPIC-COSMOS >SYNDROME+

+RADIANT JUNGLE MAGIC 2016+

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>the olympics in brazil have expanded joy for me<

>as you know, the opening night performance art<

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>was >spectacular< / related to tensile structures<

>and synergetic environments in my sdsu classes<

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+FORESTS HAVE BEEN VITAL+

+TO OUR FAMILY IN FRANCE+

>(google :> eugene ray : <

>orient forest / barataria<

>yucatan and brazilia)<

+& LOUISIANA / BRAZIL HAS+

+BEEN SPECIAL / 1996 & 2016+

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>please see the >related data i have posted<

>on my >eugene ray, architect / Facebook<

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+>> / PLANT KINGDOM)+

>and previous blogs >incorporating tropic<

>syndrome data from france and louisiana<

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 +BARATARIA JUNGLE+
+SOUTH of OLD NOLA+
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>see nola in the mississippi river crescent<
>and then >south crossing the river is our<
>de gruy / foucher family >barataria lands<
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+BARATARIA PLANTATION)+
>this thick 18th & 19th C sugar plantation<
>(first indigo) land >was cleared< by jean<
>baptiste degruy / built the dome mill here<
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+TROPIC >RADIANCE+
+latin  >NOLA MILIEU+
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>for me as a >small child in new orleans the<
>major stimulus of the city in addition to the<
>sound of the river boats & street cars during<
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+>>>>> / MARDI GRAS)+
>the night was >exciting mardi gras< artistry<
>and >french / african factors such as jazz &<
>cultural artistry< found in the >vieux carre<
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+OUR BELOVED FAMILY+

+LAJOLLA, CALIFORNIA+ 

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>my louisiana family in lajolla from 1969<

>(l to r) derek, marian, bronwen, & lesley<

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+ / LAJOLLA SEA-LIGHT)+

>at the >light filled, ocean saturated hotel<

>la valencia >linked to spain, italy, france<

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 +BELOVED MARIANNE w/+
+NEAL AND LORRAINE P.+
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>after >marian's tragic death from cancer<
>our friend of a decade marianne (met at<
>the la valencia listening to piano music)<
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+>/ NEAL PENDLETON)+
>kindly married me & met my family &<
> friends in nola / >neal pendleton seen<
>w/ wife lorraine at the napoleon house<
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+BELOVED brother, WALKER+
>(r)/ wife DELLA & SON JOEL+
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>my beloved brother walker, (seen w/ wife<
>della & adopted son joel) is the living link<
>w/ our great grandfather, john ray, >prince<
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+ / WALKER JOHN RAY)+
>of peace< who as a >state legislator voted<
>for slave emancipation / 1 of 7 legislators<
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+HOLLY, and friend >DOUG w/+

+(r) BELOVED MICHAEL RAY+

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>walker's beloved son michael lawrence ray<

>(right) passed away tragically this year and<

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+>>>> / MICHAEL RAY)+

>is much missed by many people / >also we<

>see  >walker's daughter holly & friend doug<

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 +MAYA  JUNGLE RADIANCE+
+DEREK RAY PHOTOGRAPH+
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>our son derek ray has won an important<
>award this year for his teaching ability &<
>i also enjoy his >writing & photography<
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+> / MAYAN YUCATAN)+
>of travel destinations / this mayan temple<
>at palanque is my favorite and expresses<
>the magic found in jungles south of nola<
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 +ASHLEY RAY, ARTIST w/+
+OUR RADIANT ESSENCE+
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>our daughter lesley's radiant artist child<
>ashley is very talented and i love to see<
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+ / ASHLEY RAY, ARTIST)+
>the work she produces / every night her<
>work is the >last art i see in our boudoir<
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 +MARIANNE SAVED ME+
+AFTER MARIAN >DIED+
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>i am very >grateful to my beloved wife<
>marianne for sharing life w/ me /"each<
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+>> / MARIANNE RAY)+
>day is a special gift" is our motto / we<
>look >forward to marianne's 85th bday<
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 +DAVID FOBES ARTIST &+
+our >ETERNAL< FRIEND+
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>many friends >know the sacrifice dave<
>made to >help me daily< for a year to<
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+>>>> / DAVID FOBES)+
>send out this blog PLUS >w/ alum jim<
>bourke assembly of my library shelves<
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 +ODILON REDON >ARTIST OF+
+>COSMIC< CONSCIOUSNESS+
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>the friendship of surreal artist odilon redon<
w/ our mother's cavaroc family means much<
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+>>> / ODILON REDON)+
>to me / the transcendental quality of recon's<
>art w/ >cosmic consciousness< is very vital<
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 +RADIANT PROJECT 1975+
+ON >INDIA STREET, S.D.+
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>the >latin tropic syndrome meets cosmic<
>consciousness is >clearly evident in my<
>1975 india street restaurant / >this has a<
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+PICTORS RESTAURANT)+
>strong >gesture to a vieux carre memory<
>but also a california radiant architecture<
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 +PICTORS METAMORPHOSIS /+
+TROPICAL RESTAURANT S.D.+
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>the impact on my >forest (jungle) genetic<
>memory is very evident w/ pictors design<
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+>>>GENETIC MEMORY)+
>hard to >see in these photos was a planter<
>across the >front w/ philodendron selloum<
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+RADIANT JUNGLE MAGIC+
>is found in >much of my creative< oeuvre<
>in >architecture, painting & graphic art w/<
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+>>> / JUNGLE MAGIC+
>cosmic consciousness always a vital factor<
>"nature our best guide" always a vital idea<
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+HENRI ROUSSEAU+
>is an >important french artist to study in<
>assessing the >potential of the jungle to<
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+>> / HENRI ROUSSEAU)+
>influence the vision of artists / paul klee<
>paul gauguin, henri matisse >also relate<
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+THE ROUSSEAU EXHIBITION+
+IN PARIS >WAS WONDERFUL+
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>gratitude to SDSU alum, michael chin for<
>photos (posted on Facebook) of an incline<
>ramp biomorphic in construction in L.A.<
>mindful of my >biomorphic 1980 houses<
>also >posted on my own Facebook< page<
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+A DAVE FOBES COLLAGE+
+>ALSO< >POSTED THERE+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu