The artist Ben Johnson has painted every building on the Liverpool skyline in one picture. He painted all 30,000 tiles of the Dome of the Rock, each with seven layers of paint. And he’s spent the equivalent of 17 years on one artwork.
With dedication, concentration, and a self-admitted obsession with perfection and hard work, British painter Ben Johnson creates detailed photorealistic paintings of architecture and cityscapes that require an enormous amount of effort and time to complete.
Room of the Niobids II
2013
Acrylic on canvas
71 x 98 in / 180 x 252 cm.
Reflections on Past and Present, Paris
1996
Acrylic on canvas
100x80in / 254x203cm.
Through Marble Halls
1994
Acrylic on canvas
55x72in / 139x183cm.
Three Moments of Illumination
1998
Acrylic on canvas, triptych
108x170in / 2740x4320cm.
The Rookery, Chicago
1995
Acrylic on canvas
91x91in / 231x231cm.
Looking Back to Richmond House (progress)
British Museum Great Court
2002
Acrylic on linen
59x79in / 150x200cm
The Inner Space
2001
Acrylic on linen
40 x 60 in / 102 x 152 cm.
Room of the Revolutionary (progress)
2014
Acrylic on canvas
89 x 59 in / 225 x 150 cm.
Approaching the Mirador
2013
Acrylic on canvas
89 x 59 in / 225 x 150 cm.
Patio de los Arrayanes
2015
Acrylic on canvas
220 x 220 cm.
