Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's

Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's
Eugene Ray 1970's. photo credit: Tom Davis

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

UFOs AT CHRISTMAS / metaphysics & the holographic universe

+"METAPHYSICAL ART" /+
>(who are we-where from<
>where go-what did we<
>do-what did we learn)<
+(DEEP LIFE SEARCH)+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>continues in tonight's blog as christmas<
>approaches and one ttys to review life<
+(CHRISTMAS >HELPS+
+>>>COSMIC VISION)+
>to remember the most profound view<
>w/ links to >cosmic consciousness<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+DISCLAIMER+
>please understand that this blog is<
>an effort to learn from life not to<
+(CHRISTMAS >HELPS +
+OBJECTIVE SEARCH)+
>claim that one's life was that of<
>perfect virtue & achievement<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+("UF0s OVER CALIFORNIA"+
>profound revelations<
+>/ A MUST READ BOOK)+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>metaphysically california had a draw<
>on me from 1955 when ranny our<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / CHINA LAKE UFO)+
>brother lived in >laguna beach<
>w/ much california ufo activity<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>marianne married (same year as marian & I)
>her ufo focused physicist husband & went<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ BATON ROUGE UFO)+
>to live in china lake california where much<
>secret govt ufo activity was taking place<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                     
 >as we speak, scientists in india are gathering<
>volumes of martian data from their satellite<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ RUINS ON MARS)+
>recently placed in orbit around mars and<
>revealing info about the lost civilization<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >marianne and i in october stood in the barataria<
>jungle, south of new orleans close to the indian<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ BONAMPAC MURALS)+
>mound house locus of jean baptiste verloin de<
>gruy w/ its vital links to the >mayan yucatan<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in 1955 i acquired an excellet leica 3f camera<
>for french plantation jungle ruins photography<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+FRENCH PLANTATIONS)+
>which linked w/ degruy, foucher and cavaroc<
>plantation ruins in south louisiana jungles<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >our (degruy) ray father had introduced me in<
>the 1940s to crystal set radio and importantly<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ RANDOLPH J. RAY SR)+
>constructed giant kites which we flew over<
>our home so high we saw the >1947 ufo< !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >our ray-degruy father passed to us genetic<
>memory of veranda living of his ancestor<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+BARATARIA PLANTATION)+
>jean baptiste verloin degruy who had the<
>indian mound plantation in the barataria<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in the 1990s i collaged two special mail art<
>graphics oriented to degruy plantation sites<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+de GRUY CHRISTMAS)+
>in new orleans (top) & orient forest france<
>both contain fascinating christmas history<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in 1948, elise (degruy) ray gave me a frank<
>lloyd wright book, "the natural house" that<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE)+
>opened my eyes and set me on course to<
>this life, work & >tonights metaphysics<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >each night as i learn from "coast to coast"<
>radio about the"holographic universe"the<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+HOLOGRAPHIC UNIVERSE)+
>crystal radios of my father return to my<
>grateful consciousness w/ cosmic light<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the most profound mentor for me is leonardo<
>da vinci who was fascinated w/ jean baptiste<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ JEAN de BAPTISTE)+
>secrets & created several vital paintings of<
>this mystical reference w/secret "gesture"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+JEAN BAPTISTE we REMEMBER+
+WAS A FASCINATION PEOPLE+
>(google :> eugene ray /<
>christmas @ gruyere)<
+of the >MIDDLE AGES LOVED<+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu







Monday, December 22, 2014

METAPHYSICAL ART-LIFE / essence of a new orleans child

+CHRISTMAS 2014 ALCHEMY+
+RADIANT MEMORY 1932-55+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the essence that has galvanized my life<
>was strong in our childhood ambience<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+MOTHER & BROTHER+
>(gladys marie staigg<
>randolph j. ray jr<
>(early mentors)<
>OUR ARTISTIC EYES+
>were opened early<
^^^^^^^^^^
+ART WAS IMPORTANT IN+
>(paintings, furniture<
>objects and books)<
+OUR CHILDHOOD HOME+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
>(richard morel staigg miniature<
>portrait of his brother was an<
+(STAIGG-CAVAROC+
+LINK, BOSTON-R.I.)+
>exquisite >icon in our home)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                      
 >ranny our brilliant brother was artist,<
>writer, seer, philosopher & magician<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ RANDOLPH J. RAY JR)+
>(cosmos consciousness & artistry)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the tradition of painting passion in our cavaroc<
>family interest was enlightened by the fantastic<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / ODILON REDON)+
>oeuvre of odilon redon, friend from bordeaux<
>attached to one of my grandmother's sisters<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >my passion for vernacular architecture began<
>on the river road w/ magnolia plantation store<
+(THE "TEMPLE OF COSMIC+
+VISITATION" / COLLAGE)+
>which via my collage xerography morphed<
>into the "temple of the cosmic visitation"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >my form of "metaphysical art" began with<
>the radiance of "genetic memory" fired by<
+("FRENCH TROPIQUE" MAGI+
+>>/ CAVAROC ALCHEMY)+
>photography of degruy, cavaroc & ray<
>history plus my own leica photographs<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >synchronistically, affordable xerox technology<
>made it possible for me to develop a new art<
+"METAPHYSICAL ART"+
+/ OF DNA GENETICS+
>media based on deep genetic dna memory<
>going back to france, italy & switzerland<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >it was in the river jungles of the barataria<
>and st. tammany that my louisiana creole<
+(FRENCH JUNGLE VISION+
+>/ IGNITED MY OEUVRE)+
>ancestors became radiant w/ a visionary<
>apocalypse that has ignited my oeuvre<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>after constructing the post & beam structures<
>of my louisiana oeuvre, 1960-1965..i began<
+(RADIANT ARCHITECTURE /+
+(NOLA-GRUY-CHRIST-UFO)+
>an intense effort, result >radiant architecture<
>1966-1970, based on- >color-light-energy<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                      
 >earlier, in los angeles california a huge ufo<
>(1942) caused marianne to hide in a closet<
+(UFO ADVENT BECAME+
+OUR >RADIANT LIGHT)+
>w/ her mother & brother and >five years<
>later electrified my baton rouge vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >cosmic consciousness was not new to our<
>family artistic, architectural and visionary<
+(de GRUY LONG HISTORY+
+W/ >SACRED GEOMANCY+
+& the SHROUD OF TURIN)+
>history, considering their long tenure in<
>the orient forest w/ st. bernard clairvaux<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >it was at christmas in the le ray chapel of<
>the knights templars in the orient forest<
+(CHARNEY >MARRIED TO +
+VERGY- (GRUY-RAY DNA)+
>when france's greatest knight de charney<
>lifted the >shroud of turin over his head<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >these last three collage xerography works of<
>"metaphysical art" i dedicate to my family &<
+(FRENCH CHATEAUX AND+
+ITALIAN VILLAS EXCITE)+ !
>friends back in louisiana and dna family<
>still left in france, italy and switzerland<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >thinking of neal pendleton, degruy cousin<
>this christmas in new orleans, who like my<
+(MY GRATITUDE TO+
+/ NEAL & WALKER)+
>brother walker, has sent me much family<
>historical data for which i am >grateful< !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >i also thank others, like cousin gary "duke"<
>clark for valuable staigg, cavaroc dna data<
+NOLA CREOLE RUINS+
+>>EXQUISITE & SAD+
>and mary lynn hyde & tommy mcintosh<
>for generous nola summer hospitality<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+CHRISTMAS 2014+
>in my view, is an opportunity,>no<
>matter your formal religious status<
>to honor virtue in human potential<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
+JIMMY GORIMAR+
>our distinguished sdsu alum from<
>india just sent christmas greeting<
+CHRISTMAS GREETINGS/+
+FROM US to ALL OF YOU+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu


Sunday, December 21, 2014

FLASH OF LIGHT #10 / a christmas season review

+EUGENE RAY, ARCHITECT+
>(a christmas 2014 review<
>of >selected prototypes)<
+> / A CHRISTMAS REVIEW+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >this is the 10th night's blog in which<
>i have selected 13 of my images for a<
>christmas season architecture review<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+FLASH OF LIGHT #10 /+
>architectural oeuvre)<
+TODAY'S 13 IMAGES+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+METAPHYSICAL GRAPHICS+
>shall be shown in tomorrows images<
>the "hurricane" graphic tonight is a<
+(DEEP REFLECTION+
+OF GENETIC DNA)+
>start of thinking in that direction<
>(see tonight's #9 collage image)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>art and architecture building designed<
>for the southeast louisiana university<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ART & ARCH. BUILDING)+
>was made early in our california era<
>(geodesic dome over exhibits patio)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >"lajolla lounge chair",…sketch for a "kit of parts"<
>economy, light weight, movable chair designed<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ "KIT OF PARTS" CHAIR)+
>for my bungalow prototype affordable houses<
>(this chair will easily transport & assemble)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >for over a quarter of a century at sdsu<
>color, light and biotronic energy was<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+COLOR, LIGHT, ENERGY)+
>my focus in our environ design effort<
>to build organic >radiant architecture<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >back in my silver ship studio i designed many<
>houses & prototypes including this residence<
+(2ND >PUBLIC SERVICE+
+DESIGN / SAN DIEGO)+
>on a narrow sloping urban site…a public<
>service design gratis for a minorities family<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >i designed a "people wash" movable radiant<
>energy gazebo for the sushi gallery in san<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>diego equipped w/ conical & spherical<
>enclosure to provide biotronic energy<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>i value this collage graphic as a vital intro<
>duction to tomorrows christmas blog of<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+FRENCH DNA ROOTS)+
>a group of my >metaphysical graphics<
>referenced to france & louisiana roots<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                      
 >this circular residence was designed in new<
>orleans and was the first public service type<
+(1ST >> PUBLIC SERVICE+
+DESIGN NEW ORLEANS)+
>design i made for a minorities family… the<
>roof structure is a low cost ferro-cement<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in 1992 this "unisphere" design made w/ my<
>beginning class aid was published in the san<
+(RADIANT HEALTH CO-OP+
+/ UNISPHERE RESIDENCE)+
>diego newspaper…importantly a group of<
>families share the garden w/ pool concept<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in this final blog of my architectural oeuvre<
>for the 2014 christmas season i present this,<
+(CHAPEL FOR >S. EAST+
+LA. STATE HOSPITAL)+
>my first design published in the baton rouge<
>newspaper…(i was 21 years old in 1953)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+NOTE+
>the fact i was given this >opportunity (and<
>others) is amazing to me and is why i say<
>synchronistically "i was only an agent"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the final image of the 10 night blog series<
>for christmas review 2014 is the largest<
+(CHICANO PARK DESIGN+
+/ FREE PUBLIC SERVICE)+
>public service project of my sdsu-ed<
>class for a chicano park in south s.d.<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+TOMORROW I SHALL PUBLISH+
+A SELECTION OF GRAPHICS+
>(these >ten past nights blogs<
>offer an architectural catalog<
>as my >christmas overview)<
+DEVOTED TO METAPHYSICS+
+(and this is where you are a star)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+(MERRY CHRISTMAS to YOU+
>(how amazing this holo<
>graphic life has been)<
+my APPRECIATED FRIENDS)+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu


Saturday, December 20, 2014

FLASH OF LIGHT # 9 / a christmas season review

+EUGENE RAY, ARCHITECT+
>(a christmas 2012 review<
>of >selected prototypes)<
+> / A CHRISTMAS REVIEW+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>this is the ninth night's blog in which<
>i have selected 13 of my images for a<
>christmas season architecture review<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+FLASH OF LIGHT #9 /+
>(architectural oeuvre)<
+TODAYS 13 IMAGES+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+METAPHYSICAL GRAPHICS+
>are not shown in tonights 13 images<
>but i am showing biotronic designs<
+DEEP REFLECTION+
+OF GENETIC DNA)+
>tonight (metaphysic graphics soon)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                      
>this is another example of a residential concept<
>in which the residence is a kit of parts inside<
+(GARDEN RESIDENCE+
+>INSIDE THE DOME)+
>of a domical "sky break" weather envelope<
>and a powerful garden radiates the interior<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >this collage graphic expresses the california<
>villa in a vivid way using color xerography<
+(COLOR XEROGRAPHY+
+AFFORDABLE MEDIA)+
>at the time it was first developed…media<
>that i adopted for its affordable clarity<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in this case b&w xerography on color paper<
>is rendered in prismacolor pencil, all hand<
+(BEACH BUNGALOW / >+
+XEROX DESIGN PRINT)+
>drawn w/ hand lettered text & titles made<
>using different size plexiglass templates<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >this is the fourth california villa floor plan<
>made for the roebling brothers on a site<
+(EARTH SHELTERED+
+/ ROEBLING VILLA)+
>east of temecula california…the design<
>for a ferro cem. earth sheltered house<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >this biomorphic california villa design was<
>the first residence designed for the roebling<
+(BIOMORPHIC SHELL+
+/ ROEBLING VILLA+)
>brothers on rugged sites east of temecula<
>& using disaster proof ferro cem shells<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >large photo xerox print was made using color<
>xerography which causes much clear b&w<
+(B&W PHOTO PRINT VIA+
+COLOR XEROGRAPHY)+
>photo definition…this photo documents<
>the patio living room of the wilty res<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>partial color rendering of my design for a<
>hotel in hong kong on mt victoria uses an<
+(PEAK HOTEL HONG KONG+
+PRINT VIA MY INVENTION)+
>invention i made using negatives printed<
>via blueline machines (reversing mage)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >aerial photo of the silver ship made by<
>dennis woodard who installed all of<
+(SILVER SHIP AERIAL >/ +
+PHOTO / D. WOODARD)+
>the wiring and fixtures in the house<
>(who we enjoyed seeing this year)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>front elevation of the seligman residence on<
>the bogue falaya river in covington reflects<
+(COSMIC CONSCIOUS+
+ROUND ELEVATION)+
>the cosmic consciousness which linked w/<
>its powerful rounded post & beam image<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the round cosmic conscious focus was vital<
>in all of my california work as seen in the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ SILVER SHIP STUDIO)+
>studio of the silver ship / mise-en-scene<
>of a quarter century of advanced work<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the design for "yogurt encounters of the<
>best kind" expresses the power of the<
+(NATURE IS OUR+
+>>BEST GUIDE)+
>circle in developing an ambience of<
>flowing geomantic environ comfort<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >sales office for monte vedra new town<
>developed for german rocket scientists<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>my early design concepts like this sales<
>office for monte vedra alabama.. (new<
+(MONTE VEDRA AL. FOR+
+>/GERMAN SCIENTISTS)+
>town for german rocket scientists) was<
>far more linear w/ less organic vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+THE LOUISIANA OEUVRE+
+EARNRD REWARDS BUT+
>(overview summery<
>w/ care & thought)<
+THE CALIFORNIA WORK+
+WAS OF COSMIC VISION+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu