CORBU & PHOTOGRAPHY /

+DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY+

>has been very special in my life and work and<

>this book on corbu and his photography was<

+("LECORBUSIER :  AND THE+

+POWER of PHOTOGRAPHY")+

>the first thing i saw friday at the getty center<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+(GETTY le PLONGEON MATERIAL IS+

>(manly palmer hall and le plongeon<

>documenta are sadly unavailable<

>but i predict a "turn about face")< 

+STORED IN SOME REMOTE LOCUS)+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+ALCHEMY SIGNS ARE SEEN+

>(some getty arts scholar is<

>gaining strength w/ the<

>plongeon-hall archive)<

+AT THE GETTY VISUALLY+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>this book joins "lecorbusier and the occult"
>for powerful insight to corbu's creative<
+(CORBU WAS FASCINATED+
+W/ CINEMATIC COLLAGE)+
>thrust so special to my own vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >his motion picture camera from the thirties<
>was used for his worlds fair projected film<
+(JEAN LUC GODARD and+
+CORBU are "BONDED")+
>where collage cinema was a strong asset<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >his wonderful tensile canvas worlds fair<
>structure was brought to life w/ cinema<
+(BRUSELL WORLD'S FAIR+
+CINE STRUCTURE, 1960)+
>emphasizing architecture & ciné as a<
>powerful synergetic combination<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >we must remember corbu's origins in the<
>swiss alps placed him strongly in templar<
+KINIGHT'S TEMPLAR+
+SHROUD SECRETS+
>st bernard, orient forest, degruy thinking<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>corbu's photo collage of his brussel's fair<
>tensile structure w/ its references to air<
+(BRUSSEL WORLDS FAIR+
+CINE-DESIGN PAVILION)+
>travel & radiant cosmic biotronics<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>corbu created collage designs for large<
>murals advertising his cine-design<
+(ORGANIC as ANTHONY+
+BOURDAIN SETTING)+
>pavilion at the brussel exposition<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >corbu's love for french cinema was shared<
>by picasso and they contributed to a film<
+(RADIANT STARS OF+
+THE ARTS IN PARIS)+
>starring the talented jean pierre aumont<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >many people do not realize that corbu painted<
>in the morning and designed buildings in the<
+(ORGANIC, SENSUAL,+
+DYNAMIC VISION)+ !
>afternoon w/ color always a vital component<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>yvonne was corbu's wife and muse for a<
>lifetime of struggle to build buildings of<
+(YVONNE WAS ORGANIC /+
+EARTHY AS RONCHAMP)+
>the highest sensual-intellectual quality<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>the master was totally devoted designing<
>architecture & paintings of the highest<
+GOOGLE HIS PAINTINGS+
+YOU WILL BE HAPPY+ !
>quality that provided a very high bar<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>jean lic godard's, mise-en-scene of operation is<
>in switzerland north of lake geneva, the exact<
+(GODARD AND CORBU+
+BIRDS OF A FEATHER)+
>locus of the castles of the counts of gruyere<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this is the 2400 seat setting for the cannes film<
>festival, right on the sea, near our last cannes<
+(CANNES FILM FESTIVEL+
+RADIANT LIGHT-STARS)+
>hotel & adjacent to an ancient templar castle<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+"HOTEL SPLENDID" CANNES+

+HISTORIC & AFFORDABLE+ !

>(i found radiant nirvana here<

>you will thank me forever)< !

+ROOM ON THE TOP FLOOR+

+(VIEW OVER old HARBOR)+ 

 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>eugene ray, mfa, architect

>professor emeritus, sdsu

WESTWOOD VILLAGE & UCLA

+UCLA MEANS MUCH+

+TO MARIANNE & I+

>marianne grew up in westwood village<

>its adjacent town of historical charm<

+(UCLA HAS LEADING L.A.+

+RESEARCH RESOURCES)+

>& my son derek earned his masters<

>degree in its halls of scholarship< 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+ARTISTRY & RESEARCH+

>was my focus as we checked in the<

>ucla guest house friday for two of<

+(PLONGEON-VINCI+

+NEWTON-CORBU+

+ST. GERMAIN)+ !

>our most rewarding l.a. nights w/<

>templar geomancy vital-crucial<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>this rare and important book was gifted to<
>to me by my friend, alumnus and current<
+(RARE ALCHEMY REVIEW+
+AT THE FRENCH COURT)+
>sdsu design professor philip matzigkeit<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >although i found several profound books<
>to purchase during our l.a. stay this book<
>on the great european alchemist/seer<
+(COUNT de ST. GERMAIN+
+FRENCH court ALCHEMY)+
>was selected from my library to make<
>certain a profound subject prevailed<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the count de st. germain, born in 1712 (contem.)
(w/ the first degruy immigrant) was a prince of<
+(WON SUPPORT OF deGRUY+
+linked KING FRANCOIS 15th)+
>transylvania & extremly gifted in alchemy<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >i found this blavatsky lecture clipping in<
>the book which links st. germain to the<
+(the INITIAL deGRUY IN USA+
+was BORN @ FRENCH court)+
>rosicrucian & knights templar history<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                      
 >in the corridor outside our ucla guest house<
>room, marianne was touched by these 30s<
+(MARIANNE MOVED TO+
+WESTWOOD BY 1937)+
>ucla-westwood village historical photos<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>marianne's childhood friend's architect father<
>david allison designed this domed bank in<
+(ISABELLE ALLISON was+
+MARIANNE'S FRIEND)+
>westwood that is now a sushi restaurant<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >david allison's most famous design on the<
>ucla campus is royce hall a very highly<
+(ALLISON SHOWED "ROYCE+
+HALL" PLANS to MARIANNE)+
>regarded auditorium for music/theatre<

>for sports fans this photo of jackie robinson<
>(center) as a ucla football star provides vital<
+(VITAL EARLY U.S. AFRICAN+
+AMERICAN INTEGRATION)+
>links to brooklyn dodger baseball history<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the fox theatre, is the star tower structure in<
>westwood village (seen here in the distance)<
+FOX CINEMA TOWER+
+A WESTWOOD STAR+
>in our sunday morning photographic survey<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>sunday morning i photographed david allison's<
>domed (templar influence) bank as it appears<
+(DAVID ALLISON, ARCHITECT+
+WAS A TEMPLAR SCHOLAR)+
>today and suggest allison's templar research<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >sunday morning i visited the sculpture exhibition<
>of the romanian artist, andra ursuta at the hammer<
+(STAR MUMMY REF PIECE+
+HAD BEEN REMOVED)+ !!!
>museum looking for her egyptian reference piece<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this transcendental book is the most important<
>reference acquisition of my visit to the getty<
+(VITAL LINK of CORBUSIER+
+DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY)+
>center on our arrival friday in los angeles<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>as we were driving to los angeles i saw an<

>impressive review of jean luc godard's<

+("GOODBY TO LANGUAGE"+

+COLLAGE 3D CINEMA)+ !

>film entry at the cannes film festival< 

>(i shall send links to these reviews)<

 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>i include this snap of marianne & i with our<
>generous cavaroc-staigg cousin gary (duke)<
+("LA POUBELLE" FRENCH+
+REST. SAT. NIGHT,  L.A.)+
>clarke who gave me three books, a family<
>tree xerox & two bottles of coppola wine< !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+GARY'S GRANDFATHER was+
>(george staigg,.. performed<
>original tarzan film scenes)<
+OUR MOTHER'S BROTHER+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

WESTWOOD FIELD TRIP

+ARE WE LIVING IN A SIMULATION+

>is our reality really a holographic universe< ?

 >some researchers are reaching conclusion<
>that our reality is ET  holographic cinema< !

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+ARCHITECTURE & CINEMA+

>have long been "first cousins"<

>(see that "A+U"special issue)<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+WESTWOOD FIELD TRIP+

>friday morning marianne and i leave<

>for a long weekend in hollywood &<

+WESTWOOD VILLAGE+

>where she grew up with the stars<

>(tyrone power her church usher)<

 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>friday our first stop shall be the getty<
+(LE PLONGEON USED+
+CLAIRVOYANCE)+ !
>museum for la plongeon documenta<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >who are we, where are we from and<
+(HOLOGRAPHIC UNIVERSE+
+THE ULTIMATE CINEMA)+
>where do we go ? (no one is certain)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >carlos casteneda lived in westwood village<
+(NATIVE AMERICAN+
+SHAMAN VISION)+
>while working on his ucla masters degree<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>marianne has many memories of westwood<
+(MARIANNE SHOULD+
+WRITE HER bio BOOK)+
>we shall stay at a hotel for the ucla faculty<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>my first california exhibition utilized<
+(RADIANT CONCEPTS+
+FILLED WITH LIGHT)+
>seven slide and two film projectors<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>at sdsu my "synergetic environments" class<
+(COLOR, LIGHT, ENERGY+
+/ (TRANSCENDENTAL))+
>was closely associated w/ cinema practice<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >ingmar bergman who made a film based on<
+(METAPHYSICAL CINEMA+
+DEEP ALCHEMY VISION)+
>anton mesmer, "the magician" had "vision"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>cinema feminine beauty, larger then life,<
+(RADIANT BEAUTY /+
+CHILD OF OPTICS)+
>picasso vision/(artist lies reveal nirvana)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >southern france (nice), & southern california<
+(THE SEVENTH ART+
+/ RADIANTw/LIGHT)+
>(hollywood) share a cinematic/artistic history<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>in the 1970s i brought my class to westwood<
+(WESTWOOD VILLAGE+
+/ SATURDAY NIGHT)+
>on a sept saturday night for urban "radiance"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>we shall dine w/ our cavaroc/staigg cousins<
+("GARDEN OF ALLAH"+
+FAMED with "STARS")+
>(studio city) at "la poubelle" in hollywood<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>my favorite photo from our first L.A. visit<
+(RADIANT SPHERE /+
+"STARS" IN LIGHT)+
>/ the "hollywood bowl" in radiant light<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>marianne's special neighborhood cinema<
+(KLIEG LIGHTS ON+
+OPENING NIGHT)+
>was the famed "fox"in westwood village<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>this news clipping and many picture post<
+("GOODNIGHT SWEET+
+PRINCE" (OLD L.A.))+
>cards document hollywood in years past<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+FOR MY FRIEND & FORMER+
+S.A. RALPH BOWMAN WHO+
>"the paper gallery", (internet)<
+WAS MY P.P.C. "DEALER"+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

THE OZ FACTOR /

+THE COUNTS OF GRUYERE+

>(google:ray/ogoz=oex=oz)<

+/= ("WIZARD OF OZ" LINK)+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>our de gruy grandmother's ancestors had a<

>fascinating history that included helping<

+LEONARDO DA VINCI+

>find his last years in france at chateau clos<

>luce near amboise w/ king francois 1st<

>(swiss gruyere was an intermediary)<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+"THE WIZARD OF OZ"+

>written by frank baum, it is my conclusion,

>is based on the early wizard of gruyere<

+KING OG-OZ OF TURIMBERT<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>a fascinating new book by erica perucheitti<

+"THE OZ FACTOR"+

>covers the "missing time" & other unusual<

>factors associated w/ the ufo phenomena<

 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>some very respected ufo researchers have,
>reached a conclusion of reptilian aliens<
+("THE OZ FACTOR"/ IS= +
+"NOT OF THIS WORLD")+
>living amonngt us on this planet earth<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this extraterrestrial focused issue of "open<
>minds" magazine reviews "the oz factor"
+(THE OZ FACTOR+
+A VITAL FOCUS)+
>plus an amazing book on "the reptilians"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>italian researcher erica perucchietti has<
>compiled an impressive survey of the<
+"THE OZ FACTOR" LEADS+
+to "NOT OF THIS WORLD"+
>extraordinary factors relating to ufos<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>this photo of erica perchietti is vital to my<
>synchronicity factor since it was taken at<
+("THE OZ FACTOR+
+IN TURIN, ITALY)+
>a ufo conference in turin (shroud home)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>ruins of the castle of king ogoz of turimbert<
>near gruyere was believed to be home of<
+(CASTLE OF THE /+
+"WIZARD OF OZ")+
>the first count of gruyere/"wizard of oz"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>the french branch of the de gruyere had<
>this chateau in the orient forest at magny<
+(GRUY(OZ) CHATEAU+
+/ OF ORIENT FOREST)+
>fouchard (st. bernard's clairvaux abbey<
>was just 15 km distant to the south)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>notice the large tower on the corner of this<
>original gruyere swiss castle is similar to<
+(THE TEMPLAR TOWERS+
+are ORIGINAL PORTION)+
>the round tower on the french branch<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>the lands of the counts of gruyere /(wizards<
>of oz) stretched for many miles above lake<
+(THE GRUYERE LANDS+
+for OVER 1000 YEARS)+
>geneva, inherited from king ogo of oz<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the village of rougemont, switzerland near<
>gruyere where the first count built the<
+(ROUGEMONT ABBEY+
+link w/ PRIORYdeSION)+
>in gratitude for a safe crusade journey<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >synchronistically this exhibition of my work<
>took place only a few miles distant in the<
+RUDOLF STEINER+
+GOETHENAEUM+
>in 1994 very near the gruyere castle<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>in 1980 i completed the construction of my<
>silver ship studio-home castle in lajolla the<
+(THE OZ FACTOR+
+DEEP MEMORY)+
>resultant of deep genetic og-oz memory<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>genetic memory is powerful here for me<
>in the links back to the gruyere, vergy<
+(THE GRUY OZ FACTOR+
+LINKS SEVERAL TIMES)+ !
>& bresse/savoy blood lines of descent<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>on my design for a hotel in hong kong the<
>memory of templar towers became the<
+(OPENABLE SUITES+
+ON TOWER TOPS)+
>primary module of the design vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+SYNCHRONICITY IS THAT+
+KING OGO-OZ WAS KING+
>(de ray castle was oldest-<
>largest in old burgundy)<
+of BURGUNDY DESCENT+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the vergy, ray burgundy blood<
>link to the gruy, links also to<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+the SHROUD OF TURIN+
+in the ORIENT FOREST+ !!!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu