-----Original Message----- From: Eugene Ray Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 10:24 AM To: artist@johnclemmer.com Cc: eamcray@webtv.net Subject: TO BE ORIGINAL "is to return to one's origins"..... antonio gaudi ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ RADIANT IMAGES-COLOR LIGHT >transcendent manifestations< JOHN CLEMMER NOLA ARTIST / dean of modern artists in nola / professor emeritus tulane univ. FINDING THE FUTURE THROUGH study of history/genetic memory ROBERT DELAUNAY : ORPHISM / john w. lawrence-bernie lemann +"TO BE ORIGINAL"+ >"is to go back to the origins"< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(antonio gaudi)< ^^^^^^^^^ +RADIANT IMAGES-COLOR LIGHT+ transcendent masnifestations +RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +LETTER TO FRIEND JOHN CLEMMER+ >dean of new orleans artists< +F. & M. GRAHAM CHAIR-FINE ART+ >tulane university professor emeritus< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +HELLO JOHN+, >it was truly wonderful to see that photo of you on your website w/ your circular +TULANE UNIV. / 1967-69+ >painting on your studio easel as it reminded me of our tulane days. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +CIRCULAR RADIANCE+ >i was obsessed w/ circular imagery and went on to a career in california focusing on +COLOR-LIGHT-ENERGY+ >transcendent manifestations< +RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+ (biomorphic structure) >circular & domical< ^^^^^^^^^^^ (see a+u arch. journal, japan) +march-1985+ +TENSEGRITY & BIOTRONIC DESIGN+ >resulting in exhibitions & slide lectures in nine countries around the world ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ORPHISM & GENETIC MEMORY+ >it is possible that we >remember< >direction in our blood code< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ROBERT DELAUNAY : ORPHISM+ >the circular color/light paintings of the early modern painter robert delaunay i have recently discovered fit into a +GENETIC MEMORY+ >synchronisticy as delaunay was heir +TO OUR deAULNAY FRENCH BLOOD+ (deaulnay wed into verloin degruy) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PERSONAL HOMAGE+ >john i owe you a lot for the support and encouragement that you gave +TO MY EARLY SEARCH FOR+ +PROFOUND DIRECTION+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +JOHN W. LAWRENCE+ >as you know i am also grateful to the late, great, john w. lawrence dean of the tulane architecture school who hired me w/o a degree. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +SYNCHRONISTICALLY+ >his wonderful son, john h. lawrence and i became friends after his death +AND I SHALL GIVE THNOC MY+ +PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTA+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +NEW ORLEANS ARTS & CRAFTS CLUB+ (documentary film) >i was so very happy to read that thnoc made a film of your memories of the art world in the vieux carre during +1940S ARTS & CRAFTS DAYS+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +RARE MEMORIES+ >as you know my deceased brother was +RANDOLPH J. (RANNY) RAY JR+ >part of that world and you & johnny donnels may be the last to have >memories of his life there< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >i noticed in the tulanian, the death recently of his old nola friend +HERBERT A. OTTO phD+ >who taught at the univ. of utah and >was a world famed psychologist< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ANGELA GREGORY LINK+ >i don't know if i told you angela gregory the famous nola sculptress was the >daughter of my grt grandmother's sister +SELENA BRES GREGORY+ (painter/caramicist) >who was a newcomb art professor from +1896 to 1935+ >her husband william gregory also an artist was additionally an engineer. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +CATHERINE deBRES(SE) RAY+ >my great grandmother was the daughter of jean baptiste de bresse of france w/ +WIFE : POLLY SEGHERS+ >links to my degruy ancestors via de bresse de savoy ancestors ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +SMALL WORLD NOTE+ >synchronistically the seghers also relate to my verloin degruy ray +LUCIE VERLOIN deGRUY+ >grandmother, daughter-in-law of john ray and catherine +de BRESSE RAY+ +FINAL NOTES+ >bernard lemann's 1968 tip to me about +SUCH FOND MEMORIES+ >the redon sketchbook owned by my cavaroc ancetors is resulting in >a very interesting research< +SHALL RELATE LATER+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PRIVATE SCHOOL SEARCH+ >do you remember the name of the +NOLA GARDEN DISTRICT+ >private school on second street +1940s-1950s+ >where i rented studio space< +1967-1968+ ^^^^^^ +I AM TRYING TO TRACE THE HISTORY+ +OF THE PRIVATE UPTOWN SCHOOLS+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >the large studio near camp st. was filled w/ classic busts that may have +FOUCHER WED DEGRUY+ >come from prof. lefort's school on the foucher plantation. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ALL BEST REGARDS+ gene ray