Church of the Light, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan (Plan)
Tadao Ando
Japanese, born 1941
1989
A working architectural sketch in graphite on rice paper in which Tadao Ando tests intersecting walls and shafts of light for his Church of the Light.
Bold, rhythmic graphite bars form a spare grid interrupted by a decisive diagonal that reads like a cut of light, while small perspective boxes, measurements, and the artist’s signature lend an immediate, improvised energy.
The drawing shows how Ando reduced architecture to elemental planes and light—a compact study that helped translate late 20th‑century minimalism into a quietly powerful, spiritual concrete space.
Medium
Graphite on rice paper
Dimensions
12 3/8 x 10 7/8" (31.4 x 27.6 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the architect in honor of Philip Johnson
Accession
350.1996
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Art Terms
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