Church of the Light, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan (Interior perspective)
Tadao Ando
Japanese, born 1941
1989
This color-pencil-on-paper interior perspective depicts Tadao Ando’s Church of the Light and aims to show how a simple cross of daylight transforms austere concrete into a contemplative, spiritual space.
On seeing it you’re struck by the piercing cruciform of light cutting through a heavy, shadowed concrete interior, with soft pencil shading that gives the space a hushed, tactile presence and deep sense of depth.
The drawing embodies Ando’s influential approach—using minimal geometry, poured concrete, and precisely choreographed natural light to redefine modern sacred architecture and the experience of space.
Medium
Color pencil on paper
Dimensions
10 1/8 x 7 1/8" (25.7 x 18.1 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the architect in honor of Philip Johnson
Accession
346.1996
Art Terms
Exhibitions
