Faculty
| Geoffrey Baker | |
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| Professor of Art | |
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| Work Phone: | (641) 472-7000 ext. 5035 |
| Home Phone: | (641) 472-8275 |
Military Service
Africa and Middle East, HQ First Para Brigade, 6th Airborne Division.
Education
Oxford and Cambridge School Certificate, Fettes College, Edinburgh, Scotland.
National Diploma in Design, Cardiff University and College of Art, Cardiff, Wales.
Art Teachers Diploma, Cardiff University and College of Art, Cardiff, Wales.
Study of art history at The Ecole du Louvre, Paris, France.
Became a teacher of the Transcendental Meditation technique in India with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of Maharishi University of Management and Maharishi European Research University in Switzerland, and founder of the Science of Creative Intelligence.
Attended numerous conferences and courses on the theme of consciousness and the dynamics of its functioning in Scandanavia, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, England, Italy, Austria, Spain, India, Switzerland and the United States of America.
Awards and Distinctions
1980 Development of Consciousness Award, Maharishi University of Management.
1981 Maharishi Creativity Award, Maharishi University of Management.
1982 Outstanding Teacher Award, Maharishi University of Management.
1983 Cultural Excellence Award, Maharishi University of Management.
2000 Teaching Award, Maharishi University of Management.
2002 Lifetime Achievement Award, Maharishi University of Management.
Experience
Productions: Scripting, production and direction of the following video tapes on the relationship of consciousness and the art
Art and the Infinite
A panoramic vision of the art of J. M. W. Turner (120 minutes).
The Structure of Paradise
The basic constituents of an ideal society (60 minutes).
The Whole Is Also in the Parts
Details from London’s National Gallery in the light of the Science
of Creative Intelligence (40 minutes).
The Peaks of Coherence
An introduction to Chinese painting (10 minutes).
The Quest for Lucidity in French Painting
Shape, tone, and color: Principles of painting (90 minutes).
The Correct Angle
A class learns to draw (90 minutes).
Order, Growth, and Transcendence
The music of Jean Sibelius in the light of the Science of Creative Intelligence
(90 minutes).
Saint Francis and the Wolf
A study of the life of St. Francis with relation to Maharishi Vedic Science
(40 minutes).
The Glory of Attention
The development of the Madonna and Child theme in painting (50 minutes).
The Conquest of Gravity
An in-depth study of the achievement of Marc Chagall (105 minutes).
Nourishment, Praise, and Glorification
A study of the music of Josef Haydn and J. S. Bach with relation to neurophysiological
aspects of the creative process (60 minutes).
An Interview with James Shrosbree, Ceramist
A critical evaluation (60 minutes).
The Unagitated Brain
An assessment of the art work of students practicing the Maharishi Transcendental
Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs (40 minutes).
Direction and production of numerous student video productions.
Teaching and Lecturing Experience
1958-1968 Taught drawing and painting at High Wycombe School of Art, London, England.
1959-1970 Taught drawing and painting at Camberwell School of Art, London, England.
1971 Lecture tour of nineteen English universities.
1973-1978 Lectured on the Arts and Consciousness at colleges and universities in England.
1979-present Planned and taught courses at Maharishi University of Management.
1979-present Delivered a long series of public lectures in the United States.
Made presentations to the departments of music, fine arts, literature, education, neurophysiology and interdisciplinary studies at Maharishi University of Management.
Organized numerous exhibitions of student art work.
Chaired seminars on art and literature.
Chaired a special arts convocation, Visual expression and the development of consciousness: An exploration into the structure of human awareness in the visual arts. Featured speaker was Dr. Rudolf Arnheim, professor in the history of art at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, an eminent professor, lecturer and author in psychology, perception and teaching.
Conducted televised interview of Dr. Arnheim.
Conducted other radio and television interviews.
Exhibition of Paintings
Paintings exhibited at:
- The Royal Academy of Arts
- The Royal Scottish Academy
- The South London Art Gallery
- The Royal College of Art
- The Leicester Galleries
- With the London Group
Paintings in London, New York, Los Angeles.
Work purchased by the President and Council of the Royal Academy, Piccadilly,
London.
One person exhibits: "Kinderszenen", 23 Apr. - 22 May, 2002.
Other exhibititions: Annual Faculty Exhibits
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