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Baker, Ian Archbald was born on December 10, 1957 in New York City. Son of John Milnes and Virginia Lea Busser Baker.
( In the tradition of Celestial Gallery and Goddesses of ...)
In the tradition of Celestial Gallery and Goddesses of the Celestial Gallery, Romio Shrestha’s latest art book gathers striking Tibetan-style mandala paintings featuring the Buddha. These hauntingly powerful paintings depict the life of the deity in eloquent detail and render postmodern interpretations of an age-old Tibetan artistic tradition in which images are painstakingly created using malachite, lapis, and marigolds, and painted at times with three hairs of a cat’s tail. These exquisite portrayals of the celestial spheres, known as mandalas, invite viewers to meditate on the Buddha’s message of love, completion, and connectedness. Also available in a lavishly illustrated oversize edition
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( Boldly reinterpreting the age-old Tibetan and Nepalese ...)
Boldly reinterpreting the age-old Tibetan and Nepalese art form known as Thangka, Celestial Gallery offers beautifully detailed representations of mandalas, or celestial spheres. Simply gazing upon the mandalas is meant to inspire in the viewer a heightened state of intention and clarity. Master painter Romio Shrestha and his team of artisan monks have created postmodern versions of these enlightened Buddha realms from hand-ground malachite, lapis, marigolds, and other rare substances. Painted at times with a mere three hairs from the tail of a cat, these multifaceted scenes of otherworldly deities are rich with hauntingly powerful detail. Depictions of White Tara, Green Tara, the Medicine Buddha, and many other celestial beings invite and inspire meditation and reflection.
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Baker, Ian Archbald was born on December 10, 1957 in New York City. Son of John Milnes and Virginia Lea Busser Baker.
Bachelor in Art History cum laude, Middlebury College, 1980. Master of Arts in English Literature, Oxford University, 1985. Postgraduate, Columbia University.
Field work Explorer's Club New York, India, Sikkim, and Nepal, 1981-1982. Academy director semester abroad programs School International Training, Brattleboro, Vermont, 1983-1990. Freelance writer, photographer, since 1993.
Tour leader Smithsonian Institution, Boston Museum Fine Arts, Distant Horizons. Research associate Foundation Shamanic Studies. Academy advisor University Wisconsin, 1985-1993.
Consultant Tibetan and Himalayan art Togendo Collection, Kyoto, Japan, 1990-1992. Founder Red Panda Expeditions, Ltd., since 1993, Rare Journeys, 2006. Leader research expeditions in Namche Barwa-Tsangpo gorge region of Tibet, 1993-1998.
( In the tradition of Celestial Gallery and Goddesses of ...)
( Boldly reinterpreting the age-old Tibetan and Nepalese ...)
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Member The St. Nicholas Society New York, Colonial Lords of Manors in American, The Explorers Club (International fellow 1997, Research grantee 1980).