VISIONARY ARCHITECTURE / antibes liguria to costa brava influences

+ANTONIO GAUDI+

>has been an inspiration to many of us who<

>are devoted to >visionary architecture and<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>> / ANTONIO GAUDI)+ 

>as our cunard, "queen victoria" sailed west<

>on the costa brava related images appeared<

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+VITAL NOTE+

>for those who associate "visionary architecture"<

>w/ pipe dreams, i built most of my work in the<

+I BUILT MOST OF+

+MY LA. VISIONS)+

>louisiana years (& field supervision)  plus three<

>universities hired me without university degree<

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+ORSON WELLES+

>won much acclaim for his role as "citizen kane"<
>the trump like political character / >one i favor<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / ORSON WELLES)+
>more because of its spanish castle and penitent<
>night parade scenes is >powerful "mr. arkadin"<
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+COSTA BRAVA BEGINS AFTER+
>(we found toulouse lautrec<
>& st. expuery in sw france<
>plus our pamplume dukes<
>up in the >hills of navarre)<
+LIGURIA ENDS >AT ANTIBES+
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>i spent much time on the costa brava finding<

>picasso, miro, dali, gaudi, belenchiaga etc w/<

+(WE VISITED CADAQUES+

+DALI'S >BEACH HOME<)+

>many radiant works / dali museum @ figuroa<

>is a transcendental discovery / >don't miss it< 

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+ANTIBES, LIGURIA+
>is a >magical place (read "mornings in<
>antibes") / picasso painted in the castle<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / ANTIBES, FRANCE)+
>for a year / marianne & marian & i have<
>had many wonderful mornings in antibes<
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+ARKADIN the DESPOT+
>several times in his film career orson<
>welles played despotic characters and<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / "MISTER ARKADIN")+
>mr. arkadin was a "star" / trump plays<
>himself well but >welles was the best<
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+COSTA BRAVA CASTLE+
>contessa paola di girifalco >(paola mori / /<
>stage name) was the aristocratic, beautiful<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / PAOLA MORI)+
>last wife of orson welles who he cast in the<
>arkadien film >a castle was also a vital star<
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+PENETENTS OR CLAN+ ?
>orson welles cinematic film genius was seen<
>in the penitents night parade scenes w/ clan<
+(SPANISH DRAMA is+
+VERY MYSTERIOUS)+
>like spanish fanatic penitents in mr arkaden<
+the powerful >n. african flavor strongly felt<
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 +COSMIC ORGANICS+
>in barcelona the > costa brava genius,<
>antonio gaudi was >impassioned by a<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE)+
>organic, cosmic conscious vision and<
>this chimney design i >admire much<
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 +ANTONIO GAUDI+
>one must admire the >spiritual strength<
>antonio gaudi had to develop the vision<
+(GAUDI POSESSED +
+A DEEP >PASSION)+
>for his "sagrada familia" church / please<
>see  >photos posted on my Facebook pg<
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+SPANISH ORGANICS+
>it was fascinating to discover the spanish<
>history of our pamplune (pamplona) dna<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+DUKES OF PAMPLONA)+
>in navarre who married degruy in orient<
>forest / >navarre architecture impressive<
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 +VISIONARY CONCEPTS+
>played an >important role< in my work /<
>this admirable book has 2 of my designs<
+GOOGLE :>>> EUGENE RAY /+
+VISIONARY ARCHITECTURE+
>for california villas / my visionary design<
>was always >"real" buildable< >concepts<
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 +BIOMORPHIC STRUCTURE+
>in 1965 i was offered a teaching position<
>in the architecture dept. of LSU and this <
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / BIOMORPHIC DESIGN)+
>the first of my biomorphic concepts was<
>on my drawing board >a real celebration<
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 +RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
>my vision for a radiant architecture was<
>expressed on this >page in A+U design<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / A+U MAGAZINE 1985)+
>magazine published in tokyo / color &<
>light led to biotronic energy in spheres<
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+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+

>in that same year of 1985 i was invited<

>to exhibit at the >paris biennale< & the<

>next year 1986 at the >univ. of nancy in<

+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+

+EXHIBITIONS-LECTURES)+

>france i was invited to join & publish my<

>work >(international arch-energy comm)<

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 +METAPHYSICAL ART+
>simultaneous w/ my architecture designs<
>metaphysical art & mail art graphics has<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / GENETIC MEMORY)+
>been vital (as is this blog) in explaining a<
>genetic history fueling architecture vision<
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 +VISION with WISDOM+
>has been important in the essence of my<
>oeuvre and the blogs that attempt some<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / VISION & WISDOM)+
>light on the history / mentors like that of<
>gaudi / >(apollinaire was very important)<
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+TODAY I >HAVE A MEETING+

+W/ A PROFESSOR WHO HAS+

>(life is what happens >when<

>one has other plans, lennon)<

+AN INTEREST IN MY WORK+

+A >MONOGRAPH PERHAPS+

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>the great scholar, >udo kultermann<
>wrote me in the 1990s wanting my<
+(I NOW HAVE   >A+
+BETTER INSIGHT)+
>slides />at the time i overlooked the<
>request & he died (i did send slides)<
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+GRATITUDE+
>to fernando estopinal, >oldest patron<
>of this blog (90s) for info linking our<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+FERNANDO ESTOPINAL)+
>bresse family to the >dibol family<  in<
>NOLA (famed architects dibol-kessels<
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu