Shezad Dawood at Jane Lombard Gallery

It’s not the vibrant colors and energetic forms of Shazad Dawood’s ‘Anselm Chapel, Tokyo,’ (seen here in detail) but the strong diagonal lines that connect the London-based artist’s abstract painting on vintage textile with its namesake – Czech/American architect Antonin Raymond’s stark, concrete house of worship. Reconciling opposite appearances seems beside the point with such a joyous composition. (At Jane Lombard Gallery through May 14th).

Shezad Dawood, Anselm Chapel, Tokyo (detail), acrylic on vintage textile, 61.81 x 93.7 inches, 2016.
Shezad Dawood, Anselm Chapel, Tokyo (detail), acrylic on vintage textile, 61.81 x 93.7 inches, 2016.