I have recently done a couple of paintings of what I regard as Bradford's most interesting mosques. The Bradford Central Mosque on Westgate has a beautifully lit up doorway at night. The intricate masonry is enhanced by the uplighting and it really does give it a sense of South Asian exoticism. However, the sandstone exterior is very in keeping with the surrounding Bradford buildings so it sits very happily in the landscape.
Contrasting with this is the Horton Park Mosque, Suffa Til Islam, on the outskirts of Bradford. Truly epic in scale, this palatial pink mosque is easily the most prominent feature in an otherwise fairly rundown part of town. I wanted to capture its "otherness" in the bleak landscape, a tribute to the architectural style of central and southern Asia but under the dull overcast skies of Bradford.
Contrasting with this is the Horton Park Mosque, Suffa Til Islam, on the outskirts of Bradford. Truly epic in scale, this palatial pink mosque is easily the most prominent feature in an otherwise fairly rundown part of town. I wanted to capture its "otherness" in the bleak landscape, a tribute to the architectural style of central and southern Asia but under the dull overcast skies of Bradford.
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