In Tate Britain
- Artist
- Anwar Jalal Shemza 1928–1985
- Medium
- Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- Support: 911 × 720 × 18 mm
frame: 925 × 734 × 21 mm - Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Purchased with assistance from Tate Patrons 2017
- Reference
- T14768
Display caption
Anwar Jalal Shemza began his artistic career in Pakistan and moved to the UK to study. Feeling displaced, he stopped making figurative paintings. Instead, he began studying Islamic art from different periods, in search of what he called his ‘own identity’. His new compositions fused calligraphy and aspects of Mughal architecture with European abstract art. He commented: ‘I am much more aware of my own art heritage now than I ever was in Pakistan. You only become aware of the things you lose.’
Gallery label, September 2023
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